Term Name: | erythrose 4-phosphate/phosphoenolpyruvate family amino acid |
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Synonyms: | erythrose 4-phosphate and phosphoenolpyruvate family amino acid, erythrose 4-phosphate and phosphoenolpyruvate family amino acids, erythrose 4-phosphate family amino acid, erythrose 4-phosphate family amino acids, erythrose 4-phosphate/phosphoenolpyruvate family amino acids, phosphoenolpyruvate family amino acid, phosphoenolpyruvate family amino acids |
Definition: | An L-alpha-amino acid which is biosynthesised from erythrose 4-phosphate and phosphoenolpyruvate (i.e. phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan). A closed class. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:73690] ( EBI ) |