Definition. Phenylketonuria (PKU) can be defined as a rare metabolic disorder caused by a deficiency in the production of the hepatic (liver) enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH).bbr. PKU A genetic disorder in which the body lacks the enzyme necessary to metabolize phenylalanine to tyrosine. Left untreated, the disorder can cause brain damage and progressive mental retardation as a result of the accumulation of phenylalanine and its breakdown products.
OAHU FUN FACTS. 1) Oahu is 44 miles long, 30 miles wide, 112 miles around and is the third-largest island in the Hawaiian chain of 132 islets, atolls and reefs stretching from kure atoll in the northwest to the big island of Hawaii in the southeast. 2) Honolulu is the largest city in the world.
North Korea has a total area listed of 46,528 square miles which is about the size of Pennsylvania. South Korea has a total area listed of 38,622 square miles, which puts it right in between Kentucky (40,409) and Indiana (36,418) in terms of size. Together they are 85,150 square miles. Idaho is 82,747 square miles, so they are a little bigger than Idaho.