Chemicals and Drugs

Ornithine

An amino acid produced in the urea cycle by the splitting off of urea from arginine.

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An amino acid produced in the urea cycle by the splitting off of urea from arginine.

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  • 2,5-Diaminopentanoic Acid
  • Ornithine Dihydrochloride, (L)-Isomer
  • Ornithine Hydrochloride, (D)-Isomer
  • Ornithine Hydrochloride, (DL)-Isomer
  • Ornithine Hydrochloride, (L)-Isomer
  • Ornithine Monoacetate, (L)-Isomer
  • Ornithine Monohydrobromide, (L)-Isomer
  • Ornithine Monohydrochloride, (D)-Isomer
  • Ornithine Monohydrochloride, (DL)-Isomer
  • Ornithine Phosphate (1:1), (L)-Isomer
  • Ornithine Sulfate (1:1), (L)-Isomer
  • Ornithine, (D)-Isomer
  • Ornithine, (DL)-Isomer
  • Ornithine, (L)-Isomer
  • 2,5 Diaminopentanoic Acid

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ornithine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009952. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009952
  2. Ornithine. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ornithine
  3. Ornithine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q410198