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Biochemistry Classification and metabolism of amino acids fb5133a5

Precursor of tyrosine is:

A
Cysteine
B
Histidine
C
Tryptophan
D
Phenylalanine
High-Yield Explanation
Phenylalanine in the presence of phenylalanine hydroxylase forms tyrosine . So precursor for tyrosine is phenylalanine Extra Information: Enzyme Disease Phenylalanine hydroxylase Classical phenylketonuria or PKU-1 Dihydrobiopterin reductase Non-classical PKU type 2 & 3 GTP-Cyclo hydrolase Non-classical type 4 or 5

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