ornithine (redirected from ornithine carbamoyl transferase (OCT), ornithine transcarbamoylase)

ornithine /or·ni·thine/ (or´nĭ-thēn) an amino acid obtained from arginine by splitting of urea; it is an intermediate in urea biosynthesis.

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or·ni·thine (ôrn-thn)

n.

Abbr. Orn An amino acid formed by the hydrolysis of arginine and important in the formation of urea.

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ornithine

[ôr′nithēn]

an amino acid, not a constituent of proteins, that is produced as an important intermediate substance in the urea cycle. It is formed by the hydrolization of arginine by arginase and is subsequently converted into citrulline. It decomposes by losing carbon dioxide, producing putrescine and a strong foul odor characteristic of decaying animal tissue. Also called diaminovaleric acid.

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ornithine (ôr´nthēn´),

n an amino acid, not a constituent of proteins, that is produced as an important intermediate substance in the urea cycle.

ornithine carbamoyltransferase,

n an enzyme in the blood that increases in patients with liver and other diseases.

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ornithine

an amino acid obtained from arginine by the action of the enzyme arginase which also splits off urea; it is an intermediate in urea biosynthesis.

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ornithine carbamoyl transferase (OCT), ornithine transcarbamoylase

see ornithine carbamoyl transferase.

ornithine cycle

alternative name for urea cycle since ornithine is the carrier of the nitrogens.

ornithine decarboxylase test

a means of identifying different members of the Enterobacteriaceae as well as other gram-negative bacteria.

ornithine-δaminotransferase

deficiency see gyrate atrophy.