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ARGININA [1 record]

Record 1 2008-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Biochemistry
DEF

A bitter tasting amino acid found in proteins and necessary for nutrition [whose] absence from the diet leads to a reduced production of spermatozoa.

CONT

Adults require nine essential amino acids ... Infants and growing children require 10 amino acids, the extra one being arginine. Although arginine is normally made by the liver as a step in the synthesis of urea, children cannot make arginine fast enough to support both urea synthesis and the synthesis of body proteins.

OBS

The L-form is one of the 20 most common natural amino acids. [See also the record for "L-arginine"]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Biochimie
DEF

Aminoacide dérivé de la guanidine qui est un des 20 constituants fondamentaux des protéines.

OBS

[L'arginine] a un caractère basique marqué et joue un rôle important dans la croissance.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Bioquímica
DEF

Aminoácido con radicales básicos.

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