Biochemistry: The Molecular Basis of Life
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Tyrosine is an essential amino acid for phenylketonuria (PKU) patient.
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Amino acids (AA) can be classified as non-essential and essential amino acids, where essential AA are the amino acids that are required in the diet as the body cannot synthesize them, while nonessential amino acids are not required as they can be synthesized in the body. Tyrosine is a nonessential amino acid as phenylalanine catabolizes to give tyrosine.
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