Purpose: Blood phenylalanine monitoring is critical for the management of phenylketonuria. We compared three methods for measuring blood phenylalanine concentration: the amino acid analyzer ...
Phenylalanine is metabolized to produce maleylacetoacetate in a four-step biochemical reaction. Absence of the enzyme homogentisate oxidase causes the buildup of homogentisate, leading to the ...
However, tyramine and phenylalanine are two compounds found in peanut butter that have been associated with migraine headaches (via Association of Migraine Disorders, Medical Offices of Manhattan).