“…For comparison, this figure also indicates the values of the trace activity coefficients of DL-valine in the presence of NaCl and those of glycine in the presence of KCl obtained from the previous works. (15,16) From this figure, it can be seen that the trace activity coefficients of DLvaline in the presence of NaCl and KCl are close to each other at low electrolyte molalities and slightly deviate at higher electrolyte molalities. A reason for this phenomenon can be explained by the fact that at infinite dilution the electrostatic forces are the most dominant forces, and nature of the electrolyte, which has a short-range interaction effect, does not play a major role on the interactions of DL-valine with ions.…”