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L-Ornithine is an amino acid that is not coded for by the genetic code. It is formed during the decomposition of argininine by arginase and participates in the urea cycle. Ornithine is the starting point for the formation of a family of polyamines that include spermine, spermidine and putrescine.
biological source
microbial
Quality Level
product line
BioReagent
Assay
≥99%
form
powder
packaging
pkg of 100 g
pkg of 25 g
technique(s)
cell culture | mammalian: suitable
impurities
ammonia and citrulline, essentially free
solubility
H2O: soluble 50 mg/mL, clear, colorless to very faintly yellow
SMILES string
Cl.NCCC[C@H](N)C(O)=O
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