L-phenylalanine metabolic process

Term ID

GO:0006558

Synonyms

L-phenylalanine metabolism
phenylalanine metabolic process
phenylalanine metabolism

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways involving L-phenylalanine, the L-enantiomer of 2-amino-3-phenylpropanoic acid, i.e. (2S)-2-amino-3-phenylpropanoic acid.

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Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: aromatic amino acid metabolic process erythrose 4-phosphate/phosphoenolpyruvate family amino acid metabolic process

aromatic amino acid metabolic process erythrose 4-phosphate/phosphoenolpyruvate family amino acid metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: L-phenylalanine biosynthetic process L-phenylalanine catabolic process

L-phenylalanine biosynthetic process L-phenylalanine catabolic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes

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