ENTRY       EC 4.3.1.5
NAME        Phenylalanine ammonia-lyase
CLASS       Lyases
            Carbon-nitrogen lyases
            Ammonia-lyases
SYSNAME     L-Phenylalanine ammonia-lyase
REACTION    L-Phenylalanine = trans-Cinnamate + NH3
SUBSTRATE   L-Phenylalanine
            L-Tyrosine
PRODUCT     trans-Cinnamate
            NH3
            trans-4-Hydroxycinnamate
COMMENT     This enzyme may also act on L-tyrosine.
PATHWAY     PATH: MAP00350  Tyrosine metabolism
            PATH: MAP00360  Phenylalanine metabolism
            PATH: MAP00910  Nitrogen metabolism
MOTIF       PS: PS00488  G-[STG]-[LIVM]-[STG]-[AC]-S-G-[DH]-L-x-P-L-[SA]-x(2)-
                         [SA]
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 4.3.1.5
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 4.3.1.5
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