The latest short science news items from C&EN. Most folks never need to think about their phenylalanine levels. But about 1 in 16,000 people in the US are born with a faulty phenylalanine hydroxylase ...

In the 1980s, an amino-acid formulation for intravenous use was designed to reproduce the amino-acid profile of a breast-fed infant. 1 Such solutions are now widely used for nutrition in preterm ...

Men with genetically elevated levels of phenylalanine, a common amino acid found in everyday protein-rich foods, may live nearly a year less than men with lower levels, according to a Mendelian ...

To the Editor: The paper by Sherman et al. in the April 16 issue of the Journal indicating vacuolization of bone-marrow cells in an infant on a diet low in phenylalanine is a most important and ...

A large genetic analysis suggests that one amino acid linked to protein metabolism could influence how long we live, with potential sex-specific effects that challenge assumptions about diet and ...

Credit: Getty Images. The investigational therapy is an oral formulation of synthetic sepiapterin. Sepiapterin significantly reduced blood phenylalanine levels in adult and pediatric patients with ...

The FDA approved sepiapterin (Sephience) for the treatment of children and adults with phenylketonuria (PKU), PTC Therapeutics announced. The approval includes broad labeling for the treatment of ...

(Phys.org)—Purdue University researchers have discovered a microbial-like pathway in plants that produces phenylalanine, an amino acid that is a vital component of proteins in all living organisms.

The research published recently online on 《Science China-Life Sciences》 led by Prof. Sheng Yang from the Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences and a collaborating company, ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University researchers have discovered a microbial-like pathway in plants that produces phenylalanine, an amino acid that is a vital component of proteins in all living ...