in amino-acid nomenclature
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00239
Amino acids with two @C01057@ centres were named in the past by allotting a name to the first diastereoisomer to be discovered. The second diastereoisomer, when found or synthesized, was then assigned the same name but with the prefix allo-. This method can be used only with trivial names but not with semisystematic or systematic names. It is now recommended that allo should be used only for alloisoleucine and allothreonine.
Source:
White Book, 2nd ed., p. 46 [Terms] [Book]