Term Name: acetyl-L-ornithine
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 )

Relationships
is a type of: L-ornithine derivative N-acetyl-L-amino acid
has subtype: N(2)-acetyl-L-ornithine N(5)-acetyl-L-ornithine