Medical Definition of Phenylalanine hydroxylase
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An enzyme of the oxidoreductase class that catalyses the reaction l-phenylalanine, tetrahydrobiopterin, and oxygen to yield l-tyrosine, dihydrobiopterin, and water, the reaction synthesizing tyrosine from phenylalanine.
Chemical name: L-Phenylalanine,tetrahydrobiopterin:oxygen oxidoreductase (4-hydroxylating)
Registry number: EC 1.14.16.1
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Phenylalanine Hydroxylase
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