Citrulline: Avoid the mispronunciation citrul'line. An amino acid formed from l-ornithine in the course of the urea cycle as well as a product in nitric oxide biosynthesis; also found in watermelon (Citrullus vulgaris) and in casein. Elevated in individuals with a deficiency of argininosuccinate synthetase or argininosuccinate lyase.
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Citrulline: amino acid, C6H13N3O3, originally isolated from watermelon, that is produced as an intermediate in the conversion of ornithine to arginine during urea formation in the liver; chemical name L-ornithine, N5-(aminocarbonyl).
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Source - MeSH 2007
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