Re: diference between phenylaline and phenylethylamine » linkadge

Posted by Larry Hoover on June 12, 2004, at 11:45:51

In reply to diference between phenylaline and phenylethylamine, posted by linkadge on June 2, 2004, at 19:22:46

> Does anyone know the difference between the two ??
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> Linkadge
Yes.
Oh, you want to know what the difference is, too?
PEA is decarboxylated phenylalanine. The carboxyl group (COOH) is what confers the acid aspect of the latter being an amino acid. Enzymes called decarboxylases remove the carboxyl group.
So, phenylalanine minus carboxyl is PEA.
Lar

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