Synonym(s): (R)-α-Aminoisovaleric acid; D-2-Amino-3-methylbutanoic acid
Formula: (CH3)2CHCH(NH2)CO2H
Formula Weight: 117.15
CAS No.: 640-68-6
Application: D-valine is used in cell culture as a selective inhibitor of cell proliferation, wherein it inhibits cells that lack the enzyme D-amino acid oxidase. Historically D-valine has been used to inhibit fibroblast growth while allowing selective growth of epithelial cells.
General description: L-Valine is an essential non-polar amino acid. D-Valine is the non-proteinogenic isomer of valine.
Beilstein Registry Number: 1721135
EC No.: 211-368-9
Melting Point: >295°C (subl.)(lit.)
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C4H10Zn