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"Ornithine" Definition

noun

An amino acid, C5H12N2O2, not found in proteins, formed by hydrolyzing arginine and important in the formation of urea.
A crystalline amino acid CHNO 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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