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CITRULLINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is an intermediate in the conversion of ornithine to arginine
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("citrulline" is a kind of...):
amino acid; aminoalkanoic acid (organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group)
Context examples:
Subsequently, L-arginine is converted to nitric oxide by nitric oxide synthase and L-citrulline is regenerated as a by-product.
(Citrulline, NCI Thesaurus)
In hepatocytes, L-citrulline is synthesized in the urea cycle by the addition of carbon dioxide and ammonia to ornithine.
(Citrulline, NCI Thesaurus)
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