arginine

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A0417800 (är′jə-nēn′)n. An amino acid, C₆H₁₄N₄O₂, obtained from the hydrolysis or digestion of plant and animal protein.

[German Arginin, possibly from Greek arginoeis, bright; see arg- in Indo-European roots.]

arginine

(ˈɑːdʒɪˌnaɪn) n (Biochemistry) an essential amino acid of plant and animal proteins, necessary for nutrition and for the production of excretory urea[C19: from German Arginin, of uncertain origin]

ar•gi•nine

(ˈɑr dʒəˌnin, -ˌnaɪn, -nɪn)

n. an essential amino acid, C₆H₁₄N₄O₂: the free amino acid increases insulin secretion. Abbr.: Arg; Symbol: R [1885–90; < German Arginin]

ar·gi·nine

(är′jə-nēn′) An essential amino acid. See more at amino acid.

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Noun

arginine - a bitter tasting amino acid found in proteins and necessary for nutrition; its absence from the diet leads to a reduced production of spermatozoaessential amino acid - an amino acid that is required by animals but that they cannot synthesize; must be supplied in the diet

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arginine

(är`jənĭn), organic compound, one of the 20 amino acidsamino acid
, any one of a class of simple organic compounds containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and in certain cases sulfur. These compounds are the building blocks of proteins.
..... Click the link for more information. commonly found in animal proteins. Only the l-stereoisomer participates in the biosynthesis of proteins. Its basic side chain adds a positive charge and hence a greater degree of water-solubility to proteins in neutral solution. Although arginine can be synthesized from cellular metabolites, it is usually considered essential to the diet of children for the maintenance of normal rates of growth. Arginine is the direct metabolic precursor of ureaurea
, organic compound that is the principal end product of nitrogen metabolism in most mammals. Urea was the first animal metabolite to be isolated in crystalline form; its crystallization was described in the early 18th cent.
..... Click the link for more information. , the dominant nitrogenous waste product of most mammals. It was discovered in protein in 1895.

arginine

[′ar·jə‚nēn] (biochemistry) C₆H₁₄N₄O₂ A colorless, crystalline, water-soluble, essential amino acid of the α-ketoglutaric acid family.

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arginine

(Arg) (R) [ahr´jĭ-nēn] a nonessential amino acid that occurs in proteins and is involved in the cycle" >urea cycle and in the synthesis of creatine. Preparations of the base or the glutamate or hydrochloride salt are used in the treatment of hyperammonemia and in the assessment of pituitary function.

ar·gi·nine (Arg),

(ar'ji-nēn), An amino acid occurring among the hydrolysis products of proteins, particularly abundant in the basic proteins such as histones and protamines. A dibasic amino acid.

arginine

(är′jə-nēn′)n. An amino acid, C₆H₁₄N₄O₂, obtained from the hydrolysis or digestion of plant and animal protein.

arginine

Biochemistry
A facultatively essential amino acid that contains a guanido group with a pKa > 12, which carries a positive charge at physiological pH; it becomes an essential amino acid when the body is under stress or injured.
Sources
Food—turkey, chicken and other meats.

Fringe medicine
An amino acid believed to decrease cancer risk, and given as a nutritional supplement; arginine stimulates sperm motility.

arginine

Biochemistry A 'facultatively' essential amino acid that contains a guanido group with a pKa > 12, which carries a positive charge at physiological pH; it becomes an essential amino acid when the body is under stress or injured Sources Turkey, chicken and other meats. See Unproven methods for cancer management.

ar·gi·nine

(ahr'ji-nēn) One of the amino acids occurring among the hydrolysis products of proteins, particularly abundant in the basic proteins such as histones and protamines. A dibasic amino acid.

Fig. 46 Arginine . Molecular structure.

arginine (R, Arg)

one of 20 AMINO ACIDS common in proteins. It has an extra basic group, and is alkaline in solution. The ISOELECTRIC POINT of arginine is 10.8. See Fig. 46 .

ar·gi·nine

(ahr'ji-nēn) An amino acid occurring among the hydrolysis products of proteins, particularly abundant in the basic proteins.

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noun a bitter tasting amino acid found in proteins and necessary for nutrition

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