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Phenylalanine & tyrosine

Hydroxylation and downstream cleavage chemistry connecting aromatic amino acids to fumarate and acetoacetate. 13 reactions, from Reactome R-HSA-8963691.

  1. IL4I1:FAD oxidises L-Phe to kPPVL-Phe + H2O + O2 → kPPV + H2O2 + NH4+
  2. TAT aminates HPPHPP + L-Glu → L-Tyr + 2OG
  3. ASRGL1 hydrolyses aspartame to L-Asp, L-Phe, MeOHaspartame + H2O → L-Asp + L-Phe + MeOH
  4. PAH:Fe2+ tetramer hydroxylates L-Phe to L-TyrL-Phe + BH4 + O2 → L-Tyr + 4aOH-BH4
  5. q-dihydrobiopterin + NADH + H+ => tetrahydrobiopterin + NAD+qDHB + NADH + H+ → BH4 + NAD+
  6. 4a-hydroxytetrahydrobiopterin => q-dihydrobiopterin + H2O4aOH-BH4 → qDHB + H2O
  7. TAT deaminates tyrosineL-Tyr + 2OG → HPP + L-Glu
  8. HPD dioxygenates HPPHPP + O2 → HGTA + CO2
  9. HGD dioxygenates homogentisateHGTA + O2 → 4MAA + H+
  10. GSTZ1 isomerizes 4-MAA4MAA → 4FAA
  11. FAH cleaves 4FAA4FAA + H2O → FUMA + ACA + H+
  12. phenylalanine + pyruvate => keto-phenylpyruvate + alanineL-Phe + PYR → L-Ala + kPPV
  13. Unknown enzyme hydrogenates HPPH+ + HPP + NADH → NAD+ + p-hydroxyphenyllactate