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Old 06-08-2009, 11:56 AM
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Good Morning lurkingforacure,
There are tests available to see if you cannot metabolize Phenylalanine. Please check with your doctor. THe classical disorder is called PKU and it is a genetic disorder. see the links below (wikipedia links).
I have not checked to see if there are any publications about this and PWPs
I will check.
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Phenylalanine (abbreviated as Phe or F) is an α-amino acid with the formula HO2CCH(NH2)CH2C6H5, which is found naturally in the breast milk of mammals and ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenylalanine - Cached - Similar pages
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Phenylalanine hydroxylase - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Phenylalanine hydroxylase is the rate-limiting enzyme of the metabolic pathway which degrades excess phenylalanine. The other substrates in the reaction are ...
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