or·ni·thine (ôr n -th n )n. An amino acid, C5H12N2O2, not found in proteins, formed by hydrolyzing arginine and important in the formation of urea. |
ornithine [ˈɔːnɪˌθiːn]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) an amino acid produced from arginine by hydrolysis: involved in the formation of urea in the liver; diaminopentanoic acid. Formula: NH2(CH2)3CHNH2COOH
[from ornithuric (acid) secreted in the urine of birds, from ornitho- + uric]
| ornithine (ôrn-thn) An amino acid not found in proteins, formed by hydrolyzing arginine and important in the formation of urea. Chemical formula: C5H12N2O2. |
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| Noun | 1. | ornithine - an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is important in the formation of urea amino acid, aminoalkanoic acid - organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group; "proteins are composed of various proportions of about 20 common amino acids" |
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