释义 |
ci·trul·line \-ˌlēn, -_lə̇n\ noun (-s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary citrull- (from New Latin Citrullus, genus name of Citrullus vulgaris) + -ine : a crystalline amino acid H2NCONH(CH2)3CH(NH2)COOH formed as an intermediate in the conversion of ornithine to arginine in the living organism; α-amino-δ-ureido-valeric acid |