ornithine

English

Structure diagram of ornithine

Etymology

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Noun

ornithine (countable and uncountable, plural ornithines)

(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

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

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