Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dihydroxyphenylalanine ammonia-lyase

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The result was delete‎. Star Mississippi 20:01, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Dihydroxyphenylalanine ammonia-lyase

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Quoth the KEGG database entry: Deleted entry: dihydroxyphenylalanine ammonia-lyase. The entry had been drafted on the basis of a single abstract that did not provide experimental evidence of the enzyme-catalysed reaction Translated in Wikipedia terms, this doesn't meet WP:GNG. Looking at Google Scholar for entries on this enzyme likewise doesn't show any substantial results. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 16:24, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Biology-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 17:33, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. An enzyme removed from the IUBMB list might be worth retaining if there had been plenty of discussion of it before it was removed. However, that is not the case here. It was deleted from the enzyme list as long ago as 2007. Athel cb (talk) 19:57, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete and burn the leftover electrons. "Dihydroxyphenylalanine ammonia-lyase...is a non-existent enzyme that catalyzes the reaction..." So the article is self-refuting; if the enzyme doesn't exist, it can't very well do anything. The one cited reference doesn't mention this hypothetical enzyme. Nonexistent or hypothetical substances can be notable if they're the subject of serious study (e.g. Room-temperature superconductor) or a significant part of a work of fiction (e.g. Mithril) but elf-armor this ain't. WeirdNAnnoyed (talk) 21:48, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Its certainly not impossible that such an enzyme could exist. Its just that we can't currently prove that it does with WP:RS. If we covered theoretical enzymes, there could theoretically be an enzyme that catalyzed almost any reaction in the universe, but it doesn't mean that such an enzyme exists on Earth or ever will. There could theoretically be an enzyme that does my taxes for me, but that seems pretty far fetched now doesn't it, and absent sufficient RS on point, not something we would cover. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 22:03, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, it's not impossible that such an enzyme could exist. It's even plausible, but at the moment there is no information. If it's discovered, an article will be appropriate. Until then ... Athel cb (talk) 17:12, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per all above. Also, the article has less than 1 pageview per day. Think about it, that is probably because who in the world is typing "Dihydroxyphenylalanine ammonia-lyase" into the search bar when it does not even exist? starship.paint (talk / cont) 11:33, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.