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The structural basis of phenylketonuria.
Molecular genetics and metabolism - 1 Oct 1999
Erlandsen H, Stevens R C
Abstract excerpt
The human phenylalanine hydroxylase gene (PAH) (locus on human chromosome 12q24.1) contains the expressed nucleotide sequence which encodes the hepatic enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase (PheOH). The PheOH enzyme hydroxylates the essential amino acid l-phenylalanine resulting in another amino acid, tyrosine. This is the major pathway for catabolizing dietary l-phenylalanine and accounts for approximately 75% of the...
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