Thyroxin | A Level and IB Biology

😰 New anxiety mutation alert❗ The tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) enzyme is what converts the aromatic amino acid L-tyrosine into L-DOPA, which gets converted into catecholamines (dopamine/norepinephrine). Why do you get so much more jacked up taking preworkout than just coffee? It’s most likely the L-tyrosine jacking up these catecholamines, increasing muscular output, tenacity, and even euphoria! A recent client had homozygous mutations (rs2070762) in their TH gene. This specific mutation makes the

TYROSINE HYDROXYLASE DEFICIENCY

Phenylalanine Hydroxylase