Citrulline

Description:
Citrulline is an amino acid. It is made from ornithine and carbamoyl phosphate in one of the central reactions in the urea cycle. It is also produced from arginine as a by-product of the reaction catalyzed by NOS family.
Property Value
Metabolite name Citrulline
AMDB ID 124
PubChem CID 9750
HMDB ID HMDB0000904
KEGG ID N/A
ChEBI ID N/A
Molecular formula C6H13N3O3
Molecular weight 175.19
Monoisotopic mass 175.09569129
IUPAC name (2S)-2-amino-5-(carbamoylamino)pentanoic acid

Synonyms:

Citrulline, (S)-2-Amino-5-ureidopentanoic acid, 2-Amino-5-ureidovaleric acid, alpha-Amino-delta-ureidovaleric acid, 2-Amino-5-ureidovalerate

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