Biology, asked by samiya9949, 1 month ago

what is pku and where it is found ​

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Answered by anshika1802
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Explanation:

Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a rare genetic condition that causes an amino acid called phenylalanine to build up in the body. Amino acids are the building blocks of protein. Phenylalanine is found in all proteins and some artificial sweeteners.

Answered by bhoomikasanjeev2009
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ᴘʜᴇɴʏʟᴋᴇᴛᴏɴᴜʀɪᴀ (ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏɴʟʏ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀs ᴘᴋᴜ) ɪs ᴀɴ ɪɴʜᴇʀɪᴛᴇᴅ ᴅɪsᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴀsᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴇᴠᴇʟs ᴏғ ᴀ sᴜʙsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴘʜᴇɴʏʟᴀʟᴀɴɪɴᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅ. ᴘʜᴇɴʏʟᴀʟᴀɴɪɴᴇ ɪs ᴀ ʙᴜɪʟᴅɪɴɢ ʙʟᴏᴄᴋ ᴏғ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇɪɴs (ᴀɴ ᴀᴍɪɴᴏ ᴀᴄɪᴅ ) ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪs ᴏʙᴛᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪᴇᴛ. ɪᴛ ɪs ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ɪɴ ᴀʟʟ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇɪɴs ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴀʀᴛɪғɪᴄɪᴀʟ sᴡᴇᴇᴛᴇɴᴇʀs.

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