Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Phenylalanine /ˌfɛn(ə)lˈæləˌniːn/ (abbreviated as Phe or F) is an α-amino acid with the formula C6H5CH2CH(NH2)COOH. This essential amino acid is classified as nonpolar because of the hydrophobic nature of the benzyl side chain. L-Phenylalanine (LPA) is an electrically neutral amino acid one of the 23 common amino acids used to biochemically form proteins coded for by DNA. The codons for L-phenylalanine are UUU and UUC.
