different between phenylalanine vs fluorophenylalanine

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phenyl +? alanine

phenylalanine (countable and uncountable, plural phenylalanines)

(biochemistry) An essential amino acid C₉H₁₁NO₂ found in most animal proteins; it is essential for growth; the inability to metabolize it leads to phenylketonuria; it is a constituent of aspartame.

fluoro- +? phenylalanine

fluorophenylalanine (plural fluorophenylalanines)

(organic chemistry) Any of several isomeric fluoro derivatives of phenylalanine used to inhibit bacteriophage replication

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