He waikawa amino kaulahao lālā koʻikoʻi ka DL-Valine no ka hana ʻana i nā protein a me nā hana metabolic like ʻole. Hoʻohana ʻia ia i nā ʻano hana like ʻole, me ka meaʻai haʻuki, nā lāʻau lapaʻau, a me ka hānai holoholona. Loaʻa ka DL-Valine ma nā ʻano D a me L, e hāʻawi ana i ka versatility no nā hoʻohana like ʻole. Hana ʻia kēia huahana kiʻekiʻe i nā kūlana maikaʻi koʻikoʻi, e hōʻoiaʻiʻo ana i kona kūpono no nā hana like ʻole.