phenylalanine

phen·yl·al·a·nine

 (fĕn′əl-ăl′ə-nēn′, fē′nəl-)

n.

An essential amino acid, C₉H₁₁NO₂, that occurs as a constituent of many proteins and is converted to tyrosine in the body.

phenylalanine

(ˌfiːnaɪlˈæləˌniːn; ˌfɛnɪl-) or

phenylalanin

n

(Elements & Compounds) an aromatic essential amino acid; a component of proteins

phen•yl•al•a•nine

(ˌfɛn lˈæl əˌnin, -nɪn, ˌfin-)

n.

a crystalline, water-soluble, essential amino acid, C₆H₅CH₂CH(NH₂)COOH, necessary to the nutrition of humans and most animals, occurring in egg white and skim milk. Abbr.: Phe; Symbol: F

[1880–85]

phen·yl·al·a·nine

(fĕn′əl-ăl′ə-nēn′)

An essential amino acid. See more at amino acid.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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

Translations

fenylalanin

Phenylalanin

φαινυλαλανίνη

fenilalanina

phénylalanine

フェニルアラニン

fenyloalanina

phenylalanine

n fenilalanina