phenylpyruvate

English

Etymology

From phenyl +‎ pyruvate.

Noun

phenylpyruvate (countable and uncountable, plural phenylpyruvates)

  1. (biochemistry) An intermediate in the biosynthesis of phenylalanine, formed by the decarboxylation of prephenate with loss of hydroxyl.
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