ornithine
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004626
An amino acid produced in the urea cycle by the splitting off of urea from arginine.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-004626 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| References | Medical Subject Headings 2017; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | nonprotein amino acids; urea cycle; urea cycle enzymes; urea |
| Translations | Spanish: ornitina |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-004626",
"term": "ornithine",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "An amino acid produced in the urea cycle by the splitting off of urea from arginine.",
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"nonprotein amino acids",
"urea cycle",
"urea cycle enzymes",
"urea"
],
"references": [
"Medical Subject Headings 2017",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "ornitina"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/ornithine/"
}
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