| Term Name: | acetyl-L-ornithine |
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| Synonyms: | acetylornithine, acetylornithines |
| Definition: | An N-acetyl-amino acid in which the amino acid specified is L-ornithine. If R1 is the acetyl group and R2 is a hydrogen then the molecule is N(5)-acetylornithine. If R1 is a hydrogen and R2 is acetyl group then the molecule is N(2)-acetylornithine. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:86496] ( EBI ) |