Valine Know your Amino Acids fact sheet: Full name Valine 3 letter name Val 1 letter name V What you see: What a biochemist sees: Speciality – Sources (animal) Meat, fish, poultry, milk products Sources (plant) Beans, peanuts Chemical formula C5H11NO2 Essential X Non-essential – Hydrophobic X Hydrophilic (neutral) – (positive) – (negative) – Learn more… <- GO BACK