释义 |
or·ni·thine \ˈȯ(r)nəˌthēn\ noun (-s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary ornith- (in ornithuric acid) + -ine : a crystalline or syrupy basic amino acid H2N(CH2)3CH(NH2)COOH formed together with urea by hydrolysis of arginine (as by arginase) and in turn converted by reaction with ammonia and carbon dioxide into citrulline and then arginine; α,δ-diamino-valeric acid |