valine

valine
/val"een, -in, vay"leen, -lin/, n. Biochem.
an essential amino acid, (CH3)2CHCH(NH2)COOH, white, crystalline, and water-soluble, present in most plant and animal proteins, required for growth. Abbr.: Val; Symbol: V
[1910-15; VAL(ERIC) + -INE2]

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One of the essential amino acids, found in most proteins.

Produced industrially by hydrolysis of proteins or by chemical synthesis, it is used in biochemical and nutritional research and as a dietary supplement.

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      an amino acid obtained by hydrolysis of proteins and first isolated by the German chemist Emil Fischer (Fischer, Emil) (1901) from casein. It is one of several so-called essential amino acids for fowl and mammals; i.e., they cannot synthesize it and require dietary sources. It is synthesized in plants and microorganisms from pyruvic acid (a product of the breakdown of carbohydrates).

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