GO TERM SUMMARY
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Name: |
ornithine biosynthetic process |
Acc: |
GO:0006592 |
Aspect: |
Biological Process |
Desc: |
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of ornithine, an amino acid only rarely found in proteins, but which is important in living organisms as an intermediate in the reactions of the urea cycle and in arginine biosynthesis. |
Synonyms:
- ornithine biosynthesis
- ornithine anabolism
- ornithine formation
- ornithine synthesis
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