ornithine

English

Structure diagram of ornithine

Etymology

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Noun

ornithine (countable and uncountable, plural ornithines)

1. (biochemistry, organic chemistry) An amino acid, 2,5-diaminopentanoic acid, that is not present in protein, but is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of urea.

Derived terms

• acetylornithine
• hyperornithinemia
• ornithine carbamoyltransferase
• ornithine cycle
• ornithine transcarbamylase
• ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency
• polyornithine

 

Translations

amino acid

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 鳥氨酸／鸟氨酸 (niǎo'ānsuān)

• French: ornithine (fr) f
• German: Ornithin n
• Hungarian: ornitin
• Italian: ornitina (it)
• Japanese: オルニチン (orunichin)
• Polish: ornityna f
• Romanian: ornitină f
• Spanish: ornitina f