L-phenylalanine metabolic process
id: GO:0006558
name: L-phenylalanine metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways involving L-phenylalanine, the L-enantiomer of 2-amino-3-phenylpropanoic acid, i.e. (2S)-2-amino-3-phenylpropanoic acid.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006559 | L-phenylalanine catabolic process |
| GO:0009094 | L-phenylalanine biosynthetic process |
| GO:0019293 | tyrosine biosynthetic process, by oxidation of phenylalanine |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0009072 | aromatic amino acid family metabolic process |
