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单词 ornithine
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Definition of ornithine in English:

ornithine

noun ˈɔːnɪθiːnˈôrnəˌTHēn
mass nounBiochemistry
  • An amino acid which is produced by the body and is important in protein metabolism.

    〔生化〕鸟氨酸

    Chemical formula: NH₂(CH₂)₃CH(NH₂)COOH

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He was undergoing treatment for ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency, a disorder that prevents the liver from effectively processing ammonia, a toxin produced in the breakdown of proteins.
    • The trial was investigating a treatment for a genetic liver condition, where a gene for a liver enzyme, ornithine trans-carbamylase, is either missing or defective.
    • This may occur in part as a result of pathologically elevated activity of arginase, an enzyme that hydrolyzes arginine to ornithine and urea.
    • When your body doesn't digest protein completely, gut bacteria convert two of the amino acids in protein, arginine and ornithine, to compounds called polyamines.
    • About 50-percent of ingested arginine is rapidly converted in the body to ornithine, primarily by the enzyme arginase.

Origin

Late 19th century: from ornitho- (with reference to a constituent found in bird excrement) + -ine4.

Definition of ornithine in US English:

ornithine

nounˈôrnəˌTHēn
Biochemistry
  • An amino acid which is produced by the body and is important in protein metabolism.

    〔生化〕鸟氨酸

    Chemical formula: NH₂(CH₂)₃CH(NH₂)COOH

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This may occur in part as a result of pathologically elevated activity of arginase, an enzyme that hydrolyzes arginine to ornithine and urea.
    • When your body doesn't digest protein completely, gut bacteria convert two of the amino acids in protein, arginine and ornithine, to compounds called polyamines.
    • He was undergoing treatment for ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency, a disorder that prevents the liver from effectively processing ammonia, a toxin produced in the breakdown of proteins.
    • The trial was investigating a treatment for a genetic liver condition, where a gene for a liver enzyme, ornithine trans-carbamylase, is either missing or defective.
    • About 50-percent of ingested arginine is rapidly converted in the body to ornithine, primarily by the enzyme arginase.

Origin

Late 19th century: from ornitho- (with reference to a constituent found in bird excrement) + -ine.

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