erythrose 4-phosphate/phosphoenolpyruvate family amino acid biosynthetic process +
erythrose 4-phosphate/phosphoenolpyruvate family amino acid catabolic process +
L-dopa metabolic process +
L-phenylalanine metabolic process +
The chemical reactions and pathways involving L-phenylalanine, the L-enantiomer of 2-amino-3-phenylpropanoic acid, i.e. (2S)-2-amino-3-phenylpropanoic acid.