L-Ornithine

Ornithine is an amino acid which plays a role in the urea cycle.

Ornithine is one of the products of the action of the enzyme arginase on L-arginine, creating urea. Therefore, ornithine is a central part of the urea cycle, which allows for the disposal of excess nitrogen.

Ornithine is not an amino acid coded for by DNA, and, in that sense, is not involved in protein synthesis. However, in mammalian non-hepatic tissues, the main use of the urea cycle is in arginine biosynthesis, so as an intermediate in metabolic processes, ornithine is quite important

Ornithine, via the action of ornithine decarboxylase (E.C. 4.1.1.17), is the starting point for the synthesis of polyamines such as putrescene.

In bacteria, such as E.coli, ornithine can be synthesized from L-glutamate.

L-Ornithine is found in the following products:

ANDRO-VITO

APHRO-VITA

APHRO 40+

EREXUS

LIBIDO-VITA

LOVE FIRE