phe·nyl·al·a·nine
n : an essential amino acid C9H11NO2 that is obtained in its levorotatory L form by the hydrolysis of proteins (as lactalbumin), that is essential in human nutrition, and that is converted in the normal body to tyrosine - see PHENYLKETONURIA PHENYLPYRUVIC ACID .
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