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PHENYLACETYLGLUTAMINE is a normal constituent of human urine1, but other mammals including the dog, cat, rat, monkey, sheep and horse do not excrete this compound2. Phenylacetic acid administered orally to mammals results in the excretion of phenyl-acetylglycine. The synthesis of phenylacetylglutamine by human tissue has been described by Moldave and Meister3.
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SCHWARTZ, D., PALLANSCH, M. Occurrence of Phenylacetylglutamine in Cow's Milk. Nature 194, 186 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/194186a0
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