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“On the other hand, mitochondrial compartmentalization of 2-oxoglutarate inherently creates a bottleneck for efficient assimilation of l-phenylalanine , which limits 2-PE production.”
“Transaminase B is active on phenylalanine as well, although the reaction between L-phenylalanine and alpha-ketoglutarate is about 50 to 100 times slower than the analogous reaction using L-valine as an aminoacid.”