Description
An active metabolite of L-arginine and a non-proteinogenic amino acid; formed from arginine by arginase I during the final step of the urea cycle; acts as an alternate precursor to L-glutamate in the biosynthesis of proline; exogenous administration delays the onset of ethanol-induced ataxia and decreases ethanol-induced sleeping time in rats at 111 mg/kg
Formal name: L-ornithine, monohydrochloride
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Molecular weight: 168.6
CAS: 3184-13-2
Purity: ≥95%
Formulation: A solid