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There is a paucity of detailed structural information on mammalian phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) mainly due to the fact that this enzyme has been difficult to crystallize. Equally there is a paucity of knowledge of the amino acids residues necessary for function. The main structural features described so far are shown in Table 1.
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Cotton, R.G.H., Howells, D.W., Saleeba, J.A., Dianzani, I., Smooker, P.M., Jennings, I.G. (1993). Structure Function Studies of the Phenylalanine Hydroxylase Active Site and a Summary of Structural Features. In: Ayling, J.E., Nair, M.G., Baugh, C.M. (eds) Chemistry and Biology of Pteridines and Folates. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 338. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2960-6_10
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