1.4.1.20: phenylalanine dehydrogenase
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Synonyms
dehydrogenase, phenylalanine, L-PheDH, L-phenylalanine dehydrogenase, L-phenylalanine:NAD+ oxidoreductase, deaminating, PDH, PHD, PheDH, phenylalanine dehydrogenase, recombinant PheDH, recombinant phenylalanine dehydrogenase
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General Information on EC 1.4.1.20 - phenylalanine dehydrogenase
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malfunction
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an inborn error of amino acid metabolism, in which the conversion of L-phenylalanine to L-tyrosine is impaired and can cause profound mental retardation if not detected and treated soon after birth, is phenylketonuria, a disease due to an autosomal recessive inheritance that codes for a type of phenylalanine hydroxylase with reduced enzymatic activity, resulting in high levels of L-Phe in inborn fluid and phenylpyruvate in urine