An amino acid, H2N(CH2)3CH(NH2)COOH, that is not a constituent of proteins but is important in living organisms as an intermediate in the reactions of the urea cycle and in arginine synthesis.
Biology
An amino acid, H2N(CH2)3CH(NH2)COOH, that is not a constituent of proteins but is important in living organisms as an intermediate in the reactions of the urea cycle and in arginine synthesis.