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phenylalanine hydroxylase

phenylalanine hydroxylase noun: phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) is an enzyme that catalyzes the hydroxylation of the aromatic side-chain of phenylalanine to generate tyrosine. Phenylalanine hydroxylase is one of three members of the biopterin-dependent aromatic amino acid hydroxylases.

Noun

phenylalanine hydroxylase (plural phenylalanine hydroxylases)

  1. Phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) is an enzyme that catalyzes the hydroxylation of the aromatic side-chain of phenylalanine to generate tyrosine. Phenylalanine hydroxylase is one of three members of the biopterin-dependent aromatic amino acid hydroxylases.

Forms of phenylalanine hydroxylase

pluralphenylalanine hydroxylases

Questions about phenylalanine hydroxylase

What does phenylalanine hydroxylase mean?
Phenylalanine hydroxylase means phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) is an enzyme that catalyzes the hydroxylation of the aromatic side-chain of phenylalanine to generate tyrosine. Phenylalanine hydroxylase is one of three members of the biopterin-dependent aromatic amino acid hydroxylases.
What part of speech is phenylalanine hydroxylase?
Phenylalanine hydroxylase is a noun.
What is the plural of phenylalanine hydroxylase?
The plural of phenylalanine hydroxylase is phenylalanine hydroxylases.

Words near phenylalanine hydroxylase in the dictionary

  1. phenylacetyls
  2. phenylahistin
  3. phenylalanin
  4. phenylalaninase
  5. phenylalanine
  6. phenylalanine hydroxylase
  7. phenylalaninemia
  8. phenylalaninemias
  9. phenylalanines
  10. phenylalanyl
  11. phenylalanylanhydride

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