"Phenylalanine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An essential aromatic amino acid that is a precursor of MELANIN; DOPAMINE; noradrenalin (NOREPINEPHRINE), and THYROXINE.
| Descriptor ID |
D010649
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.125.072.050.685 D12.125.142.666
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| Concept/Terms |
Phenylalanine- Phenylalanine
- Phenylalanine, L-Isomer
- L-Isomer Phenylalanine
- Phenylalanine, L Isomer
- L-Phenylalanine
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Phenylalanine" by people in Profiles.
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Activation of caspase-3 in the skeletal muscle during haemodialysis. Eur J Clin Invest. 2010 Oct; 40(10):903-10.
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Plant phenylacetaldehyde synthase is a bifunctional homotetrameric enzyme that catalyzes phenylalanine decarboxylation and oxidation. J Biol Chem. 2006 Aug 18; 281(33):23357-66.
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Potentiation of canine pancreatic bicarbonate output by oleic acid is not neurally dependent. Pancreas. 1994 Mar; 9(2):230-9.