arginine
/ˈɑːdʒɪniːn/US/ˈɑɹɡɪniːn/
arginine noun: an amino acid found in animal foods that plays an important role in several physiological processes.
Noun
arginine (countable and uncountable, plural arginines)
- An amino acid found in animal foods that plays an important role in several physiological processes.
- Since arginine is a normal component and plays an important role in the glucose transport mechanism, arginates can easily serve as acceptors for glucose.2010, Hans Nieper, The Curious Man: The Life and Works of Dr. Hans Nieper, page 67
- Synonyms:
- Arg
arginine meaning in Persian
arginine in Persian
- an amino acid
- آرژینین âržinin
Synonyms of arginine
Forms of arginine
| plural | arginines |
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Origin of arginine
From German Arginin, from Ancient Greek ἄργυρος (árguros, “silver”) and ἀργινόεις (arginóeis, “silvery, brightly shining”) in reference to arginine nitrate crystals' silver-white appearance when first refined from lupin seedlings by Ernst Schulze and Ernst Steiger in 1886.
Words formed from arginine
- arginase
- argininal
- argininemia
- arginyl
- argipressin
- benzoylarginine
- boroarginine
- dearginated
- diarginine
- dimethylarginine
- homoarginine
- hyperargininemia
- hypoargininemia
- insulin glargine
- ketoarginine
- leucylarginine
- methylarginine
- nitroarginine
- oligoarginine
- peptidylarginine
- phosphoarginine
- polyarginine
- vinylarginine
Questions about arginine
- What does arginine mean?
- Arginine means an amino acid found in animal foods that plays an important role in several physiological processes.
- What is arginine in Persian?
- Arginine in Persian is آرژینین (âržinin). See Arginine meaning in Persian.
- What part of speech is arginine?
- Arginine is a noun.
- How do you pronounce arginine?
- Arginine is pronounced /ˈɑɹɡɪniːn/ (US).
- What is the plural of arginine?
- The plural of arginine is arginines.
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