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phenylalanine

phen·yl·al·a·nine
P p

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fen-l-al-uh-neen, -nin, feen-]
    • /ˌfɛn lˈæl əˌnin, -nɪn, ˌfin-/
    • /fˌiːnaɪlˈalənˌaɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fen-l-al-uh-neen, -nin, feen-]
    • /ˌfɛn lˈæl əˌnin, -nɪn, ˌfin-/

Definitions of phenylalanine word

  • noun phenylalanine a crystalline, water-soluble, essential amino acid, C 6 H 5 CH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, necessary to the nutrition of humans and most animals, obtained chiefly from egg white or skim milk. Symbol: F. Abbreviation: Phe; 1
  • noun phenylalanine an aromatic essential amino acid; a component of proteins 0
  • noun phenylalanine an essential amino acid, C6H5CH2CH(NH2)COOH, occurring in proteins 0
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Origin of phenylalanine

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85; phenyl + alanine

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Parts of speech for Phenylalanine

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adverb
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phenylalanine popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • alkaptonuria

    excessive excretion of homogentisic acid in the urine, caused by a hereditary abnormality of the metabolism of tyrosine and phenylalanine.

  • dihydroxyphenylalanine

    dopa.

  • homogentisic acid

    an intermediate compound in the metabolism of tyrosine and of phenylalanine, found in excess in the blood and urine of persons affected with alkaptonuria.

  • phenylketonuria

    an inherited disease due to faulty metabolism of phenylalanine, characterized by phenylketones in the urine and usually first noted by signs of mental retardation in infancy.
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