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'''Valine''', abbreviated as '''Val''' or '''V''', is one of the twenty common [[amino acid]]s used by living organisms to build [[protein]]s.  It is one of the aliphatic, non-polar, [[hydrophobic]] amino acids, and as such, it is often buried within hydrophobic patches in proteins.
'''Valine''', abbreviated as '''Val''' or '''V''', is one of the twenty common [[amino acid]]s used by living organisms to build [[protein]]s.  It is one of the aliphatic, non-polar, [[hydrophobic]] amino acids, and as such, it is often buried within hydrophobic patches in proteins.
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Valine, a common amino acid.

Valine, abbreviated as Val or V, is one of the twenty common amino acids used by living organisms to build proteins. It is one of the aliphatic, non-polar, hydrophobic amino acids, and as such, it is often buried within hydrophobic patches in proteins.