单词 | ornithine |
释义 | ornithine[ awr-nuh-theen ] / ˈɔr nəˌθin / noun Biochemistry.an amino acid, H2N(CH2)3CH(NH2)COOH, obtained by the hydrolysis of arginine and occurring as an intermediate compound in the urea cycle of mammals. Origin of ornithine1880–85; ornith(uric acid), secreted by birds + -ine2 Words nearby ornithineOrne, ornery, ornis, ornith-, ornithic, ornithine, ornithinuria, ornithischian, ornitho-, Ornithodoros, ornithoid Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for ornithineornithine / (ˈɔːnɪˌθiːn) / nounan amino acid produced from arginine by hydrolysis: involved in the formation of urea in the liver; diaminopentanoic acid. Formula: NH 2 (CH 2) 3 CHNH 2 COOH Word Origin for ornithineC19: from ornithuric (acid) secreted in the urine of birds, from ornitho- + uric Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for ornithineornithine [ ôr′nə-thēn′ ] n.An amino acid formed by the hydrolysis of arginine and important in the formation of urea. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for ornithineornithine [ ôr′nə-thēn′ ] An amino acid not found in proteins, formed by hydrolyzing arginine and important in the formation of urea. Chemical formula: C5H12N2O2. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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