phenylalanine

Noun
  1. 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 (synset 115006138)
    is a type of: essential amino acid - an amino acid that is required by animals but that they cannot synthesize; must be supplied in the diet

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