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ornithine

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ornithine [′ȯr·nə‚thēn]
(biochemistry)
C5H12O2N2An amino acid occurring in the urine of some birds, but not found in native proteins.


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Effects of [alpha]-difluoromethylornithine, a specific irreversible inhibitor of ornithine decarboxylase, on nucleic acids and proteins in developing rat brain: critical perinatal periods for regional selectivity.
aureus by positive results for catalase and slide/tube coagulase and a negative result for ornithine decarboxylase.
Marini, University of California Berkeley, will report on a resequencing study on prototypical vitamin-dependent enzyme genes, Ornithine Aminotransferase (OAT), Thymidylate Synthase (TYMS), Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (MTHFR), and Glycinamide Ribonucleotide Transformylase (GART), in a 564 individual, ethnically diverse population.
 
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