I-DL-Valine yi-amino acid ebalulekileyo enxulumene ne-branched chain ebalulekileyo ekuqulunqweni kweproteni kunye nemisebenzi eyahlukeneyo ye-metabolic. Isetyenziswa kwiintlobo ngeentlobo zezicelo, kubandakanya izondlo zemidlalo, amayeza, kunye nokutya kwezilwanyana. I-DL-Valine ifumaneka kwiintlobo ze-D kunye ne-L, inikezela ngeendlela ezahlukeneyo zokusetyenziswa. Le mveliso ikumgangatho ophezulu yenziwe ngemigangatho engqongqo yomgangatho, iqinisekisa ukuba ifanelekile kwiintlobo ngeentlobo zezicelo.
