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phenylacetic acid

 [fen″il-ah-se´tik]
a catabolite of phenylalanine; it is excessively formed and excreted, sometimes conjugated with glutamine, in phenylketonuria.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

phen·yl·a·ce·tic ac·id

(fen'il-ă-sē'tik as'id),
An abnormal product of phenylalanine catabolism, appearing in the urine of patients with phenylketonuria.
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phen·yl·a·ce·tic ac·id

(fen'il-ă-sē'tik as'id)
An abnormal product of phenylalanine catabolism, appearing in the urine of people with phenylketonuria.
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Urinary organic acid information of the patient Urinary organic Values of the Normal acids patient values Adipic acid 6 mg/g creatinine < 140 mg/g creatinine Succinic acid 148 mg/g creatinine < 350 mg/g creatinine Glutaric acid 6 mg/g creatinine < 60 mg/g creatinine Glycolic acid 4 mg/g creatinine < 130 mg/g creatinine 4-OH phenylacetic acid 33 mg/g creatinine < 250 mg/g creatinine Metylmalonic acid 4 mg/g creatinine < 50 mg/g creatinine 3-OH butiric acid 324 mg/g creatinine < 50 mg/g creatinine Lactic acid 460 mg/g creatinine < 220 mg/g creatinine Oxalic acid 67 mg/g creatinine < 40 mg/g creatinine Fumaric acid 2330 mg/g creatinine < 100 mg/g creatinine
Acetone, [H.sub.2][O.sub.2] (30%, w/w), and phenylacetic acid were purchased from Merck, Germany.
They also include oxidation of the phenylacetic acid precursor to o-hydroxyphenylacetic acid (oxidized derivative).
Substrates ATP GTP Formate (Gly) ATP GTP Acetate (Ala) ATP GTP Glycolate (Ser) ATP GTP Lactate (Thr) ATP GTP Thioglycolate (Cys) ATP GTP 3-Methylthiopropionate (Met) ATP GTP Isobutyrate (Val) ATP GTP Isovalerate (Leu) ATP GTP 2-Methylbutyrate (Ile) ATP GTP 4-Aminobutyrate (Pro) ATP GTP Phenylacetic acid (Phe) ATP GTP 4-Hydroxyphenylacetic acid (Tyr) ATP GTP Indole-3-acetic acid (Trp) ATP GTP Imidazole-4-acetic acid (His) ATP GTP 5-Aminovalerate (Lys) ATP GTP 4-Guanidinobutyrate (Arg) ATP GTP Malonate (Asp/Asn) ATP GTP Succinate (Glu/Gln)
Krauser et al., "The uraemic toxin phenylacetic acid impairs macrophage function," Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, vol.
According to the company, Ravicti, an investigational drug, is a pre-pro-drug of phenylacetic acid, the active moiety of BUPHENYL, the only branded therapy currently FDA-approved as adjunctive therapy for the chronic management of patients with the most prevalent urea cycle disorders.
[15] Leuba V., Le Tourneau D and Brown J., Stability of phenylacetic acid in liquid media.
This followed results of an INCB task force under Project Prism that revealed increased use of phenylacetic acid and pharmaceutical preparations in methamphetamine production.
Found amid nerve cells that spur reproductive activity in fruit flies, the protein is primarily stimulated by two aromas, phenylacetic acid and phenylacetaldehyde.
The ongoing issue directly affects cosmetics manufacturers relying on chemicals such as acetone, acetic anhydride and phenylacetic acid to make a range of commercial cosmetic products, but which can also be diverted to make narcotics and psychotropic drugs.
Other relatively odor-active compounds were fruity, sweet and flowery compounds such as ethyl hexanoate, linalool, phenylacetic acid, and ethyl 2-methylbutanoate, while malty, buttery or cooked-potato-like impressions originated e.g.
amycolatum by supplementary tests, i.e., tyrosine hydrolysis, N-acetylglucosamine assimilation, and phenylacetic acid assimilation (2); it was reconfirmed by sequencing the internal fragment of the 16S rRNA gene (3).
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