phenylalanine en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From phenyl + alanine.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) An essential amino acid C₉H₁₁NO₂ found in most animal proteins; it is essential for growth; the inability to metabolize it leads to phenylketonuria; it is a constituent of aspartame.
Nash Hensley, of South Bend, Indiana, was born with two genetic disorders: achondroplasia, a bone growth disorder characterized by dwarfism, and phenylketonuria, or PKU, which causes the phenylalanine amino acid to build up in the body, according to the Mayo Clinic. PKU is caused by a defect in the gene that produces the enzyme needed to break down phenylalanine, so Nash is required to live on a restricted, low-protein diet.
2021 April 11, Rachel Trent, “How a 6-year-old with two rare disorders inspired a country song about Kenny Chesney”, in CNN, archived from the original on 12 Aug 2022:
- (countable, uncountable) This molecule or its D-isomer.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| phenylalanines | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
N-methylphenylalanine · polyphenylalanine · fluorophenylalanine · PAH · homophenylalanine · poly-phenylalanine · phenylalanine ammonia lyase · phenylalanine hydroxylase · phenylalaninase · PAL
Relateds
phenylketonuria · phenylalanyl · PKU
Synonyms
Translations (20)
pt fenilalanina (amino acid; C9H11NO2) · el φαινυλαλανίνη (amino acid; C9H11NO2) · gl fenilalanina (amino acid; C9H11NO2) · ru фенилалани́н (amino acid; C9H11NO2) · bg фенилаланин (amino acid; C9H11NO2) · cs fenylalanin (amino acid; C9H11NO2) · ky фенилаланин (amino acid; C9H11NO2) · fr phénylalanine (amino acid; C9H11NO2) · ca fenilalanina (amino acid; C9H11NO2) · es fenilalanina (amino acid; C9H11NO2) · ja フェニルアラニン (amino acid; C9H11NO2) · pl fenyloalanina (amino acid; C9H11NO2) · sv fenylalanin (amino acid; C9H11NO2) · ro fenilalanină (amino acid; C9H11NO2) · de Phenylalanin (amino acid; C9H11NO2) · da fenylalanin (amino acid; C9H11NO2) · cmn 苯丙氨酸 (amino acid; C9H11NO2) · fi fenyylialaniini (amino acid; C9H11NO2) · kk фенилаланин (amino acid; C9H11NO2) · hu fenil-alanin (amino acid; C9H11NO2)