Phenylalanine Biosynthesis

Proteins (3)

Protein	Synonyms	Taxonomy
Aspartate aminotransferase	AspAT; EC 2.6.1.1; Transaminase A	Escherichia coli K-12
Branched-chain-amino-acid aminotransferase	BCAT; EC 2.6.1.42; Transaminase B	Escherichia coli K-12
Bifunctional chorismate mutase/prephenate dehydratase	Chorismate mutase-prephenate dehydratase; P-protein	Escherichia coli K-12

Compound	Description
hydronium ion
Carbon Dioxide	A colorless, odorless gas that can be formed by the body and is necessary for the respiration cycle of plants and animals.
glutamic acid	A non-essential amino acid naturally occurring in the L-form. Glutamic acid is the most common excitatory neurotransmitter in the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.
phenylalanine	An essential aromatic amino acid that is a precursor of MELANIN; DOPAMINE; noradrenalin (NOREPINEPHRINE), and THYROXINE.
Water	A clear, odorless, tasteless liquid that is essential for most animal and plant life and is an excellent solvent for many substances. The chemical formula is hydrogen oxide (H2O). (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
prephenic acid	nonaromatic biosynthetic intermediate, probable immediate precursor of aromatic systems such as phenylalanine, tyrosine, tannins, flavanoids; isolated from cultures of mutant E coli; structure
chorismic acid	A cyclohexadiene carboxylic acid derived from SHIKIMIC ACID and a precursor for the biosynthesis of UBIQUINONE and the AROMATIC AMINO ACIDS.
alpha-ketoglutaric acid
phenylpyruvic acid	RN given refers to parent cpd