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Q: What enzyme converts tyrosine into melanin?
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A defect in the enzyme which converts phenylalanine into tyrosine is characteristic of what disease?

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I screwed up-- the first person had it right. Here's their answer: "A protein is composed of several amino acids chained together - so no melanin is not a protein. Melanin is formed from the amino acid Tyrosine and is NOT a chain of amino acids thus it is not a protein nor is it a amino acid."


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