Hydroxyaminovaleric acid explained

Hydroxyaminovaleric acid (HAVA) is the organic compound with the formula . A white solid, it is a rarely encountered amino acid.^[1] It is also produced by reduction of glutamate-5-semialdehyde residues followed by proteolysis.^[2]

References

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