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CITRULLINE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is an intermediate in the conversion of ornithine to arginine

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("citrulline" is a kind of...):

amino acid; aminoalkanoic acid (organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group)

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 Context examples: 

Subsequently, L-arginine is converted to nitric oxide by nitric oxide synthase and L-citrulline is regenerated as a by-product.

(Citrulline, NCI Thesaurus)

In hepatocytes, L-citrulline is synthesized in the urea cycle by the addition of carbon dioxide and ammonia to ornithine.

(Citrulline, NCI Thesaurus)