Phenylalanine Hydroxylase
"Phenylalanine Hydroxylase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An enzyme of the oxidoreductase class that catalyzes the formation of L-TYROSINE, dihydrobiopterin, and water from L-PHENYLALANINE, tetrahydrobiopterin, and oxygen. Deficiency of this enzyme may cause PHENYLKETONURIAS and PHENYLKETONURIA, MATERNAL. EC 1.14.16.1.
| Descriptor ID |
D010651
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.682.690.708.601
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| Concept/Terms |
Phenylalanine Hydroxylase- Phenylalanine Hydroxylase
- Hydroxylase, Phenylalanine
- Phenylalanine 4-Hydroxylase
- 4-Hydroxylase, Phenylalanine
- Phenylalanine 4 Hydroxylase
- Phenylalanine 4-Monooxygenase
- 4-Monooxygenase, Phenylalanine
- Phenylalanine 4 Monooxygenase
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