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arginine Chem.|ˈɑːdʒɪnaɪn, -iːn, -ɪn|
Also -in.
[G. arginin (E. Schulze and E. Steiger 1886, in Chem. Berichte XIX. 1177), of uncertain derivation.]
An amino-acid, C5H13N4COOH, present in many animal proteins and certain vegetable tissues.
1886Jrnl. Chem. Soc. L. 725 The nitrate of the base, to which the authors give the name of arginine.., crystallises out on cooling in groups of slender needles. 1919Nature 20 Nov. 322/2 The importance of the diamino-acids lysin, histidin, and arginin must be recognised. Their presence has been shown to be necessary for growth. 1930Biochem. Jrnl. XXIV. 1181 In the case of tumour tissue there is experimental evidence that arginine induces an increase in the rate of growth. 1949New Biol. VII. 77 The basic proteins..are relatively rich in the amino-acid arginine. |