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Norvaline

Synthetic

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A non-proteinogenic amino acid, meaning it is not used to build human proteins, structurally similar to valine. It is marketed in some nitric-oxide-boosting and pre-workout supplements.

Why it’s used

Taken based on animal research suggesting it may inhibit arginase, an enzyme that competes with nitric oxide production for the amino acid arginine.

What the evidence says

Evidence for norvaline comes almost entirely from animal and cell-based studies. There are no substantial published human clinical trials establishing effects of oral norvaline supplementation in people.

Where we looked

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  • PubMed: 0 records · searched August 2026"Norvaline"[Title/Abstract] AND ("dietary supplements"[MeSH] OR supplementation[Title/Abstract] OR supplement[Title/Abstract] OR supplements[Title/Abstract] OR "oral administration"[Title/Abstract]) AND (randomized controlled trial[pt] OR clinical trial[pt] OR meta-analysis[pt] OR systematic review[pt]) AND humans[MeSH]
  • PubMed: 568 records · searched August 2026"Norvaline"[Title/Abstract]

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Context

No human dosing studies exist to describe.

Insufficient dataToo little has been studied to say either way.

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