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phenylalanine hydroxylase (medicine)


phenylalanine hydroxylase
<enzyme> 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