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phenylalanine

 (n): an essential amino acid found in proteins and needed for growth of children and for protein metabolism in children and adults; abundant in milk and eggs; it is normally converted to tyrosine in the human body
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4 months ago Prolagus said:

In Islamic countries, this aminoacid is not phenylhalal.

4 months ago sarra said:

a beauty to spend time repeating loudly! (As I did once I decided to try and pronounce it for the first time a few years ago.)

4 months ago Prolagus said:

Oh well, I'm not scared of being eating an essential aminoacid!

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