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Ornithine

Ornithine is a non-proteinogenic amino acid that plays a role in the urea cycle. Ornithine is abnormally accumulated in the body in ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency. The radical is ornithyl.

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Further Information

Names

IUPAC name-Ornithine

Other names

(+)-()-2,5-Diaminovaleric acid
(+)-()-2,5-Diaminopentanoic acid

Identifiers

CAS Number: 70-26-8

JSmol: Interactive image

ChEBI: CHEBI:15729

ChEMBL: ChEMBL446143

ChemSpider: 6026

DrugBank: DB00129

ECHA InfoCard: 100.000.665

EC Number: 200-731-7

IUPHAR/BPS: 725

KEGG: D08302

MeSH: Ornithine

PubChem: 389

UNII: E524N2IXA3

Properties

Chemical formula: CHNO51222

Molar mass: 132.16 g/mol

Melting point: 140 °C (284 °F; 413 K)

Solubility in water: soluble

Solubility: ethanol

K: 1.94

Chiral rotation: c

Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their(at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their(at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

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