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Citrulline - Coggle Diagram
Citrulline
Nutritional properties
is a
natural precursor
arginine
is
used
as
an alternative of
arginine
is provided
to increase
plasma concentrations
is a
non invasive marker of
intestine functionality
is an important antioxidant
it can be found in watermelon
Metabolism
it is an
intermediary
in the urea cycle
it makes possible
to purify
excess nitrogen
involves enzymes
ornithine transcarbamylase
produces L-citrulline
arginosuccinate synthetase
converts it to
arginosuccinate
NO synthetase
produces
L-citrulline
nitric oxide
arginine
Tolerance
is generally
considered
fully tolerated for
oral consumption in humans
up to 15 grams days
is one of the most tolerated amino acids
unlike
arginine
ornithine
Hereditary diseases
Several pathologies
associated
L-citrulline deficiency
various mutations
affect
a number of enzymes
that are part of
metabolism of L-citrulline
is a
non-proteinogenic amino acid
Chemical properties
it
is colorless
is odorless when solid
has a melting point is 222 C
is an alpha aminoacid