Sentences with phrase «phenylalanine hydroxylase»

[1] For those with phenylketonuria, however, a severe deficiency in the enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase prevents conversion of phenylalanine to tyrosine, making tyrosine an essential amino acid for this population.

Koch discusses the enzyme deficiency: «Phenylketonuria (PKU) is caused by an autosomal recessive defect in the enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase, which is required for converting phenylalanine to tyrosine.

He developed a Quebec - wide database tracking the incidence of genes that cause metabolic disorders, and his laboratory hosted the online phenylalanine hydroxylase locus knowledgebase, or PAHdb, a resource for scientists and clinicians.

The role of reversible phosphorylation in the hormonal control of phenylalanine hydroxylase in isolated rat proximal kidney tubules

Phenylketonuria: Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a genetic metabolic disorder in which a baby is born without an important enzyme known as phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH).

Woo's technique may one day be used to treat the metabolic disorder phenylketonuria (PKU), in which the gene for the hepatic enzyme known as phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) is defective.