Medical Definition of Phenylalanine hydroxylase

1. An enzyme of the oxidoreductase class that catalyses the reaction l-phenylalanine, tetrahydrobiopterin, and oxygen to yield l-tyrosine, dihydrobiopterin, and water, the reaction synthesizing tyrosine from phenylalanine. Chemical name: L-Phenylalanine,tetrahydrobiopterin:oxygen oxidoreductase (4-hydroxylating) Registry number: EC 1.14.16.1 (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Phenylalanine Hydroxylase

phenylacetones
phenylaceturic acid
phenylacetylene
phenylacetylenes
phenylacetylglutamine
phenylacetylurea
phenylacrylic acid
phenylacrylic acid decarboxylase
phenylalaninase
phenylalanine
phenylalanine-tRNA ligase
phenylalanine 4-hydroxylase
phenylalanine 4-monooxygenase
phenylalanine aminopeptidase
phenylalanine ammonia lyase
phenylalanine hydroxylase (current term)
phenylalanine hydroxylase phosphatase
phenylalanine oxidase
phenylalanines
phenylalanyl-arginyl-aminopeptidase
phenylalanyl chain
phenylamine
phenylamines
phenylamino
phenylaniline
phenylarsenious acid
phenylarsonic acid
phenylated
phenylbenzene
phenylbutanoic

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