Valine Definition

vălēn, vālēn
noun
A white, crystalline, essential amino acid, (CH3)2CHCH(NH2)COOH, found in small quantities in many proteins.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Valine

Noun

Singular:
valine
Plural:
valines

Origin of Valine

  • From the name of the plant valerian.

    From Wiktionary

  • val(eric acid) –ine

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Valine Sentence Examples

  • These are the essential aminos leucine, isoleucine, and valine.

  • The relative excess of valine homozygotes in sporadic CJD aged less than 50 years is unexpected.

  • This is believed to be formed by reaction and cyclization of the initial Schiff base adduct with the N-terminal valine.

  • These are both missense mutations, changing the valine residue at 287 to leucine 19 or to methionine 20.

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Words Starting With

VVAVAL

Words Ending With

ENEINE

Unscrambles

valine

Words Starting With V and Ending With E

Starts With V & Ends With EStarts With VA & Ends With EStarts With V & Ends With NE

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With V6 Letter Words Ending With E