Letter V

Valine

An amino acid, one of the 20 building blocks of protein.

A dietary essential amino acid, valine is required for optimal growth of children.

It is one of the three branched-chain amino acids.

Deficiency of the dehydrogenase enzyme for these branched-chain amino acids causes maple syrup urine disease.

Symbol: Val

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