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phenylketonuria: a genetic disorder of metabolism; lack of the enzyme needed to turn phenylalanine into tyrosine results in an accumulation of phenylalanine in the body fluids which causes various degrees of mental deficiency
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| pK |
mental influence upon an object, a process, or a system, without the use of any known mechanism or energy. PK includes: bio-PK : influencing living systems, whether humans, animals, plants or micro-organisms. macro-PK : directly observable, large-scale influence upon objects. micro-PK : influencing the statistical behavior of random systems, such as dice or electronic noise.
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| pK |
The pK a for any group is the pH at which it would be protonated in 50% of molecules. More molecules will become protonated with decreasing pH, and vice versa.
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| PKU |
a disease that prevents the body from processing a specific part of protein called phenylalanine. The buildup of this substance in the body leads to mental retardation if the child does not have a special diet from birth.
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| PKU |
A human metabolic disease caused by a mutation in a gene coding for a phenylalanine processing enzyme (phenylalanine hydroxylase), which leads to accumulation of phenylalanine and mental retardation if not treated; inherited as an autosomal recessive phenotype.
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