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phenylalanine

DEFINITIONS OF: phenylalanine

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n an essential amino acid found in proteins and needed for growth of children and for protein metabolism in children and adults; abundant in milk and eggs; it is normally converted to tyrosine in the human body

Type of:
essential amino acid
an amino acid that is required by animals but that they cannot synthesize; must be supplied in the diet
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