Examples of ornithine in the following topics:
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Nitrogenous Waste in Terrestrial Animals: The Urea Cycle
- The amino acid L-ornithine is converted into different intermediates before being regenerated at the end of the urea cycle.
- Hence, the urea cycle is also referred to as the ornithine cycle.
- The enzyme ornithine transcarbamylase catalyzes a key step in the urea cycle.