ornithine

ornithine
An amino acid, 2,5-diaminopentanoic acid, that is not present in protein, but is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of urea.

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  • Ornithine — Formule topologique de l ornithine. Général No CAS …   Wikipédia en Français

  • ornithine — ornithine. См. орнитин. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • ornithine — ● ornithine nom féminin Acide aminé basique, glycoformateur et transaminable, jouant un rôle dans le cycle de l uréogenèse. (Le dérivé guanidinique est l arginine.) …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • ornithine — [ôr′nə thēn΄, ôr′nəthin] n. [< Gr ornis, bird (see ORNITHO ) + INE3] a nonessential amino acid, NH2 (CH2) 3CH(NH2)COOH, found in animals as a product of urea formation from proteins and in the excrement of birds …   English World dictionary

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  • ornithine — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary ornithuric acid (a compound of which ornithine is a component, found in the urine of birds) + 2 ine Date: 1881 a crystalline amino acid C5H12N2O2 that functions especially in urea production as… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • ornithine — ornitinas statusas T sritis chemija formulė H₂N(CH₂)₃CH(NH₂)COOH santrumpa( os) Orn atitikmenys: angl. ornithine rus. орнитин ryšiai: sinonimas – 2,5 diaminopentano rūgštis …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • ornithine — noun an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is important in the formation of urea • Hypernyms: ↑amino acid, ↑aminoalkanoic acid * * * ornithine Chem. (ˈɔːnɪθaɪn) [f. Gr. ὀρνῑθ bird + ine5.] A base, C5H12N2O2, which enters into the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ornithine transcarbamylase — Ornithine carbamoyltransferase Human OTC trimer. From PDB 1OTH …   Wikipedia

  • Ornithine decarboxylase — Identifiers EC number 4.1.1.17 CAS number 9024 60 6 …   Wikipedia

  • Ornithine translocase deficiency — Classification and external resources Ornithine ICD 9 …   Wikipedia

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