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Ornithine

Known as: 2,5 Diaminopentanoic Acid, 2,5-Diaminopentanoic Acid, Ornithine [Chemical/Ingredient] 
A naturally occurring amino acid found in meat, fish, dairy and eggs. Ornithine is one of the key reactants in the urea cycle that is responsible for… 
National Institutes of Health

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2-amino-5-iodoacetamidovaleric acid3-hydroxyornithine3-methylornithine4-hydroxyornithine

Broader (1)

Amino Acids, Diamino
In BloodOrnithine DecarboxylaseOrnithine carbamoyltransferase:CCnc:Pt:Ser:QnOrnithine carbamoyltransferase:CCnt:Pt:Tiss:Qn

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Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Car painters' exposure to a mixture of organic solvents. Serum activities of liver enzymes.
The serum activities of liver enzymes of car painters (N = 102) exposed to a mixture of solvents [toluene, xylene, and other… 
1981
1981
Selection of Tobacco Cell Lines with High Yields of Cinnamoyl Putrescines
Nicotiana tabacum 
1975
1975
Pyrimidine biosynthesis in Aspergillus nidulans
Summary113 pyrimidine auxotrophs, unable to synthesise UMP have been selected in Aspergillus nidulans. These mutants can be… 
1974
1974
Proline in fascioliasis: I. Comparative activities of ornithine-delta-transaminase and proline oxidase in Fasciola and in mammalian livers.
The source was sought for the high levels of proline observed in the bile of animals infected with Fasciola hepatica. Toward this… 
1971
1971
Arginine racemase of Pseudomonas graveolens. II. Racemization and transamination of ornithine catalyzed by arginine racemase.
Abstract Arginine racemase from Pseudomonas graveolens is inactivated by preliminary incubation with l- or d-ornithine, δ-N… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Oligopeptide transport in Escherichia coli. Specificity with respect to side chain and distinction from dipeptide transport.
Abstract A lysine auxotroph of Escherichia coli W can use lysine oligopeptides as a source of the required amino acid. A mutant… 
1967
1967
Replication of bacteriophage ribonucleic acid: alterations in polyribosome patterns and association of double-stranded RNA with polyribosomes in Escherichia coli infected with bacteriophage R17.
Materials and Methods.-Bacteria and virus: Escherichia coli strain 3000, a nonlysogenic Hfr strain, and RNA bacteriophage R17… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
THE REGULATION OF UREA-BIOSYNTHESIS ENZYMES IN VERTEBRATES.
1. Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase, ornithine transcarbamoylase, the arginine-synthetase system and arginase were measured in the… 
1965
1965
The use of sequestering agents in the preparation of ε-Acyl-L-lysine and δ-Acyl-L-ornithine derivatives
I n peptide syntheses involving lysine it is frequently necessary to mask the €-amino function of this amino acid with a suitable… 
1962
1962
Free amino acid and amine concentrations in liver: effects of hydrocortisone and fasting.
Concentrations of the following Ninhydrin-reacting substances (NRS) were determined in the unhydrolyzed protein-free fraction of…