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The o- and p-fluoro- analogues of phenylserine have been synthesized and tested for their inhibitory effects on bacterial growth. Only p-fluorophenylserine inhibits the growth of Escherichia coli, and its action is reversed by phenylalanine, tryptophan, and to a limited extent, tyrosine. These results seem to emphasize the existence of a phenylalanine-tryptophan metabolic interconversion in bacteria.
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