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acetylornithine

acetylornithine noun: the N-acetyl derivative of ornithine; it is involved in the biosynthesis of glutamate.

Noun

acetylornithine (uncountable)

  1. The N-acetyl derivative of ornithine; it is involved in the biosynthesis of glutamate

Origin of acetylornithine

From acetyl + ornithine.

Questions about acetylornithine

What does acetylornithine mean?
Acetylornithine means the N-acetyl derivative of ornithine; it is involved in the biosynthesis of glutamate.
What part of speech is acetylornithine?
Acetylornithine is a noun.

Words near acetylornithine in the dictionary

  1. acetylobeside
  2. acetylome
  3. acetylomes
  4. acetylonium
  5. acetyloniums
  6. acetylornithine
  7. acetyloxy
  8. acetyloxytheophylline
  9. acetylphenylhydrazine
  10. acetylphosphate
  11. acetylpiperazine

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