Phenylalanine hydroxylase

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Found in the liver, this is an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of ingested phenylalanine into tyrosine[1].

A mutation in the human phenylalanine gene can result in the enzyme not being produced. This results in the condition phenylketonuria[2].

References

  1. ↑ Dutta,S.Goodsell, D. (2005) RCSB Protein Data Bank [1] Accessed 04/12/16
  2. ↑ National Health Service (2014) [2] Accessed 04/12/16
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