释义 |
valine /ˈveɪliːn /noun [mass noun] BiochemistryAn amino acid which is a constituent of most proteins. It is an essential nutrient in the diet of vertebrates.- Chemical formula: (CH3)2CHCH(NH2)COOH.
In sickle cell disease, the amino acid valine is substituted for glutamic acid in the beta-hemoglobin chain of hemoglobin....- When synthetic lysine is used in the lactation diet, care should be taken to ensure that methionine, valine, and threonine are not limiting.
- Sickle cell anemia is caused by the replacement of glutamate by valine at the sixth position of the [beta] globin chain.
OriginEarly 20th century: from val(eric acid) + -ine4. |