Author Question: In phenylketonuria, the deficiency or absence of the phenylalanine hydroxylase enzyme leads to into ... (Read 25 times)

anjilletteb · **on:** Aug 20, 2018

In phenylketonuria, the deficiency or absence of the phenylalanine hydroxylase enzyme leads to into the inability to convert phenylalanine into which amino acid?
a. alanine
b. tryptophan
c. valine
d. tyrosine

Question 2

The treatment of an amino acid disorder involves:
a. ceasing completely the ingestion of proteins.
b. restricting dietary protein intake.
c. maintaining normal dietary servings of protein.
d. increasing protein content due to a lack of amino acid absorption.