citrulline

English

Noun

citrulline (plural citrullines)

1. (biochemistry) An amino acid, first isolated from watermelons, that is an intermediate in the urea cycle.

Derived terms

• anticitrulline
• citrullinate
• citrullination
• citrullinemia
• citrullinome
• citrullinuria
• homocitrulline

 

Translations

an amino acid

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 瓜氨酸 (zh) (guā'ānsuān)

• Irish: citrillín m
• Italian: citrullina (it) f

Italian

Noun

citrulline f

1. plural of citrullina