L-Ornithine
Ornithine is a non proteinogenic amino acid that plays a role in the urea cycle. Ornithine is abnormally accumulated in the body in ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency.
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Product Description
| IUPAC name
L-Ornithine
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| Other names
(+)-(S)-2,5-Diaminovaleric acid, (+)-(S)-2,5-Diaminopentanoic acid
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CAS Number
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70-26-8 |
| ChEBI | CHEBI:15729 |
| ChEMBL | ChEMBL446143 |
| ChemSpider | 6026 |
| DrugBank | DB00129 |
| EC Number | 200-731-7 |
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IUPHAR/BPS
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725 |
| Jmol interactive 3D | Image |
| KEGG | D08302 |
| MeSH | Ornithine |
| PubChem | 389 |
| UNII | E524N2IXA3 |
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Chemical formula
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C5H12N2O2 |
| Molar mass | 132.16 g/mol |
| Melting point | 140 °C (284 °F; 413 K) |
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Solubility in water
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soluble |
| Solubility | soluble in ethanol |
| Acidity (pKa) | 1.94 |
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Chiral rotation ([α]D)
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+11.5 (H2O, c = 6.5) |
