alleryStart learning →In phenylketonuria, phenylalanine cannot be converted into:
ATyrosine
BTryptophan
CAlanine
DGlycine
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Tyrosine
The missing enzyme normally turns phenylalanine into tyrosine, so phenylalanine builds up.
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