Name the amino acid which is failed to convert to tyrosine in phenylketonuria
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Answer:
In the case of phenylketonuria the amino acid which is failed to convert to tyrosine is phenyl alanine.
Explanation:
In the case of phenylketonuria the amino acid which is failed to convert to tyrosine is phenyl alanine.
Phenylketonuria is a disease which is caused by a mutant gene that produces the enzyme Phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH).
ANSWER:
Phenylalanine is the 'amino acid' which fails to convert to 'tyrosine' in phenylketonuria.
EXPLANATION:
It is a disease in which the person lacks the enzyme named phenylalanine. The people affected with the disease have the symptoms like the presence of ketone group in the urine.
'Tyrosine' is one of the standard proteins which are used by the cell for the synthesis of protein. It is also a type of "non-essential amino acid". The example of tyrosine rich food are meat, eggs, nut, beans etc. Dystonia is a disease which is caused by the deficiency of tyrosine. In this, the legs are mostly affected.