DL-Norvaline, a non-protein amino acid, is of significance in metabolic pathways. It is used as a food additive on account of its nutritional and functional characteristics that are beneficial to health.
Synonyms: (+/-)-2-Aminopentanoic acid
Molecular Formula: C5H11NO2
Molecular Weight: 117.15
Linear Structural Formula: CH3CH2CH2CH(NH2)COOH
MDL Number: MFCD00064420
Purity: >=98.5% (HPLC); 98.5-101.5% (NT)
Application: DL-Norvaline may be used as an analytical standard for the determination of the analyte in its mixture with DL-norleucine, biological samples and food samples by liquid chromatography (LC) based methods