Phynolketenurics?

Question

I'm not sure if I spelled it right, but does anyone know why a label would have that word on it? it was a small red label that seems to come from a medicine or other package.

Answer 1

people with PKU can't metabolize the enzyme phenolketonuria. it builds up in their systems and can cause developmental delays and other problems. the warning is to help them avoid those foods and drinks.

Answer 2

Phenylketonuria
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Phenylketonuria
Classification & external resources
Phenylalanine
ICD-10 E70.0
ICD-9 270.1
OMIM 261600
DiseasesDB 9987
MedlinePlus 001166
eMedicine ped/1787 derm/712
MeSH C10.228.140.163.100.687
Phenylketonuria (PKU; IPA: UK /ˌfiːnʌɪlˌkiːtɘˈnjʊɘrɪɘ/ or /ˌfɛnʌɪlˌkiːtɘˈnjʊɘrɪɘ/, US /ˌfɛnɘlˌkitnˈjʊrɪɘ/ or /ˌfinɘlˌkitnˈjʊrɪɘ/) is a human genetic disorder in which the body does not contain the enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase, necessary to metabolize phenylalanine to tyrosine, and converts phenylalanine instead to phenylpyruvic acid. Left untreated, the resulting accumulation of phenylpyruvic acid can cause brain damage and progressive mental retardation. The incidence of occurrence of PKU is about 1 in 15,000 births, but the incidence varies widely in different human populations from 1 in 4,500 births among the population of Ireland[1] to fewer than one in 100,000 births among the population of Finland.[2] Phenylketonuria can also exist in mice, which have been extensively used in experiments into an effective treatment for PKU[3].