"ornithine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ornithines [plural]
Etymology: Blend of ornith- + (ur)ine. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|ornith-|urine|alt2=(ur)ine}} Blend of ornith- + (ur)ine Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: ornithine Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Amino acids, Organic compounds Derived forms: acetylornithine, hyperornithinemia, ornithine carbamoyltransferase, ornithine cycle, ornithine transcarbamylase, ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency, polyornithine Translations (amino acid): 鳥氨酸 (Chinese Mandarin), 鸟氨酸 (niǎo'ānsuān) (Chinese Mandarin), ornithine [feminine] (French), Ornithin [neuter] (German), ornitin (Hungarian), ornitina (Italian), オルニチン (orunichin) (Japanese), ornityna [feminine] (Polish), ornitină [feminine] (Romanian), ornitina [feminine] (Spanish)

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