L-phenylalanine

API

N° CAS 63-91-2

Essential amino acid

• Phenylalanine is an essential amino acid used to make many types of useful amines.
• White crystals or crystalline powder with a slightly bitter taste. Freely soluble in formic acid,sparingly soluble in water, practically insoluble in ethanol.
• Phenylalanine is biologically converted into L-tyrosine, another one of the DNA-encoded amino acids. L-tyrosine in turn is converted into L-DOPA, which is further converted into dopamine, noradrenaline, and adrenaline.