Cayman Chemical PhenylpyruvIc AcId 5g
An active metabolite of phenylalanine; a biosynthetic precursor to 3-phenyllactic acid; inhibits G6PDH in rat brain homogenates at 0.6 and 1.2 mM; increases 3-phenyllactic acid levels in, and the antifungal activity of, the cell-free culture supernatant from lactic acid bacteria; urinary levels are increased in patients with PKU