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How can phenylalanine be converted into phenylpyruvate by the body?

April 26, 2017body converted phenylalanine phenylpyruvate

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How can phenylalanine be converted into phenylpyruvate by the body?

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=> Enzymes known as transaminases can catalyze the removal of the alpha-amino group (and a hydrogen from the alpha-carbon) from phenylalanine, and convert that carbon to a carbonyl, making phenylpyruvate.