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citrulline

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citrulline /cit·rul·line/ (sit´rul-en) an alpha-amino acid involved in urea production; formed from ornithine and itself converted into arginine in the urea cycle.
cit·rul·line (str-ln)
n.
An amino acid produced as an intermediate in the conversion of ornithine to arginine during urea formation in the liver.
citrulline
an alpha amino acid involved in the urea cycle.
citrulline phosphorylase
see ornithine carbamoyl transferase.
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