Phenylalanine Agar Slant Flashcards
1
Q
Phenylalanine Agar Slant Test Purpose
A
tests ability to see if microbe can break down/deaminate phenylalanine into phenylpyruvic acid
2
Q
What is deamination?
A
removal of an amine (NH2) group , which results in production of NH3 (ammonia)
