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Ornithine vs Polyornithine - What's the difference?

ornithine | polyornithine |

As nouns the difference between ornithine and polyornithine

is that ornithine is an amino acid, 2,5-diaminopentanoic acid, that is not present in protein, but is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of urea while polyornithine is the polypeptide whose constituent amino acid is ornithine.

ornithine

English

(wikipedia ornithine)

Noun

  • (amino acid, organic compound) An amino acid, 2,5-diaminopentanoic acid , that is not present in protein, but is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of urea.

    • polyornithine

    English

    Noun

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  • (biochemistry) The polypeptide whose constituent amino acid is ornithine