Phenylpyruvic acid
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Phenylpyruvic acid is a pyruvic acid
derivative.
Pyruvic acid
Pyruvic acid is an organic acid, a ketone, as well as the simplest of the alpha-keto acids. The carboxylate ion of pyruvic acid, CH3COCOO−, is known as pyruvate, and is a key intersection in several metabolic pathways....
derivative.
See also
- Phenylpyruvate decarboxylasePhenylpyruvate decarboxylaseIn enzymology, a phenylpyruvate decarboxylase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reactionHence, this enzyme has one substrate, phenylpyruvate, and two products, phenylacetaldehyde and CO2....
- Phenylpyruvate tautomerasePhenylpyruvate tautomeraseIn enzymology, a phenylpyruvate tautomerase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reactionHence, this enzyme has one substrate, keto-phenylpyruvate, and one product, enol-phenylpyruvate....
- PhenylketonuriaPhenylketonuriaPhenylketonuria is an autosomal recessive metabolic genetic disorder characterized by a mutation in the gene for the hepatic enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase , rendering it nonfunctional. This enzyme is necessary to metabolize the amino acid phenylalanine to the amino acid tyrosine...