Category
Chemical Primary Standard
CAS Number
640-68-6
Molecular Formula
C5H11NO2
Molecular Weight
117.15 g/mol
Synonym

(-)-2-Amino-3-methylbutyricAcid;(R)-3-Methyl-2-aminobutanoicAcid;(R)-Valine;D-(-)-Valine; (R)-alpha-Aminoisovaleric acid; 

Keywords
Miscellaneous compounds
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D-Valine is the D-enantiomer of the branched-chain amino acid valine, which is not commonly incorporated into natural proteins.It is primarily used in pharmaceutical research and peptide synthesis to develop bioactive peptides, enzyme inhibitors, and stereochemically specific drug molecules.