Ornithine - CISMeF

Preferred Label : Ornithine;

NCIt definition : A naturally occurring amino acid found in meat, fish, dairy and eggs. Ornithine is one of the key reactants in the urea cycle that is responsible for 80% of the nitrogen excretion in the body. Ornithine enhances liver function and helps detoxify harmful substances.;

Alternative definition : CRCH: Amino acid with side chain - (CH2)3NH3 .;

UNII : E524N2IXA3;

InChIKey : AHLPHDHHMVZTML-BYPYZUCNSA-N;

CAS number : 70-26-8;

Chemical formula : C5H12N2O2;

ChEBI ID : CHEBI:15729;

Details

Origin ID

C29611;

UMLS CUI

C0029277;

Semantic type(s)
- Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein [UMLS semantic type]
- Biologically Active Substance [UMLS semantic type]
- Pharmacologic Substance [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Ornithine [LOINC Challenge]
- Ornithine [LOINC part]
- Ornithine [LOINC component]
- Ornithine (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- ornithine [MeSH Descriptor]
- ornithine [MeSH concept]
- ornithine [SNOMED Notion]
concept_is_in_subset
- CTRP Biomarker Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Terminology [NCIt concept]
- FDA Established Names and Unique Ingredient Identifier Codes Terminology [NCIt concept]

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