ornithine

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 a carrier by undergoing conversion to citrulline and then arginine in reaction with ammonia and carbon dioxide followed by recovery along with urea by enzymatic hydrolysis of arginine

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