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Phenylalanine vs Fluorophenylalanine - What's the difference?

phenylalanine | fluorophenylalanine |

As nouns the difference between phenylalanine and fluorophenylalanine

is that phenylalanine is an essential amino acid C9H11NO2 found in most animal proteins; it is essential for growth; the inability to metabolize it leads to phenylketonuria; it is a constituent of aspartame while fluorophenylalanine is any of several isomeric fluoro derivatives of phenylalanine used to inhibit bacteriophage replication.

phenylalanine

English

(wikipedia phenylalanine)

Noun

  • (amino acid) An essential amino acid C9H11NO2 found in most animal proteins; it is essential for growth; the inability to metabolize it leads to phenylketonuria; it is a constituent of aspartame.

    • Related terms

    * phenylalanyl

    Synonyms

    * Phe

    fluorophenylalanine

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic compound) Any of several isomeric fluoro derivatives of phenylalanine used to inhibit bacteriophage replication