valine

American  

[val-een, -in, vey-leen, -lin] / ˈvæl in, -ɪn, ˈveɪ lin, -lɪn /

noun

Biochemistry.

1. an essential amino acid, (CH3 ) 2 CHCH(NH2 )COOH, white, crystalline, and water-soluble, present in most plant and animal proteins, required for growth. Val; V

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valine British  

/ ˈvæl-, ˈveɪliːn /

noun

1. an essential amino acid; a component of proteins

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valine Scientific  

/ văl′ēn′ /

1. An essential amino acid. Chemical formula: C ₅ H ₁₁ NO ₂ .

2. See more at amino acid

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Etymology

Origin of valine

First recorded in 1910–15; val(eric) + -ine ²

Example Sentences

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valine

Methionine, isoleucine, and valine appear to play especially important roles.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026

On these lines, they conducted a series of experiments by replacing phenylalanine and valine amino acid residues at specific positions in the structure of Ado, with various other amino acids.

From Science Daily ● May 16, 2024

For example, valine is known by the letter V or the three-letter symbol val.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Amino acids such as valine, methionine, and alanine are nonpolar or hydrophobic in nature, while amino acids such as serine, threonine, and cysteine are polar and have hydrophilic side chains.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

This resulted in the substitution of one amino acid for another: glutamate was switched to valine.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee