Genetic disease, phenylketonuria is caused by less active or inactive phenylalanine-4- monooxygenase. This disease produces abnormal level of phenylpyruvate in urine, since phenylalanine is converted to phenylpyruvate instead of L-tyrosine.
Genetic disease, phenylketonuria is caused by less active or inactive phenylalanine-4-monooxygenase. This disease produces abnormal level of phenylpyruvate in urine, sincephenylalanine is converted to phenylpyruvate instead of L-tyrosine.