Phenylalanine is an α-amino acid, it is essential amino acid . Phenylalanine contains benzyl side chain.  It is one of 20 standard amino acids. NPA Laboratories is specilizing in phenylalanine testing and other amino acids in food, nutrition, and dietary supplement products

Nutritional Phytochemical Analytical Laboratory

Molecular Weight: 169.15

Molecular Formula:  C9H11NO2

IUPAC Name: 2-Amino-3-phenyl-propanoic acid

CAS Name: L-Phenylalanine

CAS number:  63-91-2

One Letter Code:  F

Three Letter Code: Phe

Phenylalanine

Structural Formula

3D Structural Formula

3 D structure formulalysine - structural formula