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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. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of phenylalanine, 2-amino-3-phenylpropanoic acid. The chemical reactions and pathways involving amino acids, organic acids containing one or more amino substituents. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of tyrosine by the oxidation of phenylalanine. The chemical reactions and pathways involving aromatic compounds, any organic compound characterized by one or more planar rings, each of which contains conjugated double bonds and delocalized pi electrons, as carried out by individual cells. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of L-phenylalanine, the L-enantiomer of 2-amino-3-phenylpropanoic acid, i.e. (2S)-2-amino-3-phenylpropanoic acid. The chemical reactions and pathways involving aromatic amino acid family, amino acids with aromatic ring (phenylalanine, tyrosine, tryptophan).

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: L-phenylalanine metabolic process
Acc: GO:0006558
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: 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.
Synonyms:
  • L-phenylalanine metabolism
  • phenylalanine metabolism
  • phenylalanine metabolic process
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 10 [Search]
   Term or descendants: 69 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0006558 - L-phenylalanine metabolic process (interactive image map)
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