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Categories: Ketogenic amino acids, Aromatic amino acids, Chemical articles with multiple PubChem CIDs, Animal products, Phenethylamines
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phenylalanine  (S)-2-Amino-3-phenylpropionic acid  (S)-alpha-Amino-beta-phenylpropionic acid  3-phenyl-L-alanine  beta-Phenyl-L-alanine
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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 WordNet 3.0
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Phenylalanine is an essential α-amino acid with the formula C9H11NO2. Wikipedia
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. Wiktionary
Amino acid; C 9H 11NO 2. Wiktionary (translation)