Basic Info

Common NameOrnithine(F05342)
2D Structure
Description

Ornithine is an amino acid produced in the urea cycle by the splitting off of urea from arginine. It is a central part of the urea cycle, which allows for the disposal of excess nitrogen. L-Ornithine is also a precursor of citrulline and arginine. In order for ornithine produced in the cytosol to be converted to citrulline, it must first cross the inner mitochondrial membrane into the mitochondrial matrix where it is carbamylated by ornithine transcarbamylase. This transfer is mediated by the mitochondrial ornithine transporter (SLC25A15; AF112968; ORNT1). Mutations in the mitochondrial ornithine transporter result in hyperammonemia, hyperornithinemia, homocitrullinuria (HHH) syndrome, a disorder of the urea cycle. The pathophysiology of thef the disease may involve diminished ornithine transport into mitochondria, resulting in ornithine accumulation in the cytoplasm and reduced ability to clear carbamoyl phosphate and ammonia loads. (OMIM 838970). (A3420).

FRCD IDF05342
CAS Number70-26-8
PubChem CID6262
FormulaC5H12N2O2
IUPAC Name

(2S)-2,5-diaminopentanoic acid

InChI Key

AHLPHDHHMVZTML-BYPYZUCNSA-N

InChI

InChI=1S/C5H12N2O2/c6-3-1-2-4(7)5(8)9/h4H,1-3,6-7H2,(H,8,9)/t4-/m0/s1

Canonical SMILES

C(CC(C(=O)O)N)CN

Isomeric SMILES

C(C[C@@H](C(=O)O)N)CN

WikipediaOrnithine
Synonyms
        
            Ornithine [INN]
        
            L-ornithine
        
            ornithine
        
            70-26-8
        
            (S)-2,5-Diaminopentanoic acid
        
            (S)-Ornithine
        
            L-Norvaline, 5-amino-
        
            (S)-alpha,delta-Diaminovaleric acid
        
            Ornithinum [Latin]
        
            Ornitina [Spanish]
        
Classifies
                

                  
                    Animal Toxin
                  

                
        
Update DateNov 13, 2018 17:07

Chemical Taxonomy

KingdomOrganic compounds
SuperclassOrganic acids and derivatives
ClassCarboxylic acids and derivatives
SubclassAmino acids, peptides, and analogues
Intermediate Tree NodesAmino acids and derivatives - Alpha amino acids and derivatives - Alpha amino acids
Direct ParentL-alpha-amino acids
Alternative Parents
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
SubstituentsL-alpha-amino acid - Fatty acid - Amino acid - Carboxylic acid - Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives - Amine - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organic oxide - Organopnictogen compound - Primary amine - Organooxygen compound - Organonitrogen compound - Organic oxygen compound - Primary aliphatic amine - Organic nitrogen compound - Carbonyl group - Aliphatic acyclic compound
DescriptionThis compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as l-alpha-amino acids. These are alpha amino acids which have the L-configuration of the alpha-carbon atom.

Properties

Property NameProperty Value
Molecular Weight132.163
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count3
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count4
Rotatable Bond Count4
Complexity95
Monoisotopic Mass132.09
Exact Mass132.09
XLogP-4.4
Formal Charge0
Heavy Atom Count9
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count1
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Isotope Atom Count0
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count1

ADMET

Model Result Probability
Absorption
Blood-Brain BarrierBBB+0.7613
Human Intestinal AbsorptionHIA+0.8449
Caco-2 PermeabilityCaco2-0.7431
P-glycoprotein SubstrateNon-substrate0.6568
P-glycoprotein InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9856
Non-inhibitor0.9681
Renal Organic Cation TransporterNon-inhibitor0.8847
Distribution
Subcellular localizationLysosome0.5690
Metabolism
CYP450 2C9 SubstrateNon-substrate0.8464
CYP450 2D6 SubstrateNon-substrate0.7517
CYP450 3A4 SubstrateNon-substrate0.8238
CYP450 1A2 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9653
CYP450 2C9 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9639
CYP450 2D6 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9786
CYP450 2C19 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9659
CYP450 3A4 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9327
CYP Inhibitory PromiscuityLow CYP Inhibitory Promiscuity0.9931
Excretion
Toxicity
Human Ether-a-go-go-Related Gene InhibitionWeak inhibitor0.9771
Non-inhibitor0.9663
AMES ToxicityAMES toxic0.8541
CarcinogensNon-carcinogens0.8407
Fish ToxicityLow FHMT0.8832
Tetrahymena Pyriformis ToxicityLow TPT0.9936
Honey Bee ToxicityLow HBT0.7113
BiodegradationReady biodegradable0.8711
Acute Oral ToxicityIV0.5561
Carcinogenicity (Three-class)Non-required0.7043

Model Value Unit
Absorption
Aqueous solubility-0.3771LogS
Caco-2 Permeability0.5088LogPapp, cm/s
Distribution
Metabolism
Excretion
Toxicity
Rat Acute Toxicity1.0540LD50, mol/kg
Fish Toxicity3.1484pLC50, mg/L
Tetrahymena Pyriformis Toxicity-1.0739pIGC50, ug/L

References

TitleJournalDatePubmed ID
Novel photoluminescence enzyme immunoassay based on supramolecular host-guest recognition using L-arginine/6-aza-2-thiothymine-stabilized gold nanocluster.Biosens Bioelectron2018 Jun 3029529510
Comprehensive Dissection of Metabolic Changes in Albino and Green Tea Cultivars.J Agric Food Chem2018 Feb 2829397711
Transcriptome analysis shows activation of the arginine deiminase pathway inLactococcus lactis as a response to ethanol stress.Int J Food Microbiol2017 Sep 1828644989
Safety of Lactobacillus plantarum ST8Sh and Its Bacteriocin.Probiotics Antimicrob Proteins2017 Sep28233282
Obesity-induced vascular dysfunction and arterial stiffening requires endothelialcell arginase 1.Cardiovasc Res2017 Nov 129048462
Rapid discrimination of strain-dependent fermentation characteristics amongLactobacillus strains by NMR-based metabolomics of fermented vegetable juice.PLoS One2017 Jul 3128759594
Regulation of Botulinum Neurotoxin Synthesis and Toxin Complex Formation by Arginine and Glucose in Clostridium botulinum ATCC 3502.Appl Environ Microbiol2017 Jul 128455330
Exploring polyamine metabolism of Alternaria alternata to target new substances to control the fungal infection.Food Microbiol2017 Aug28400003
Dietary fibers influence the intestinal SCFAs and plasma metabolites profiling ingrowing pigs.Food Funct2016 Nov 927754504
Protein RS1 (RSC1A1) Downregulates the Exocytotic Pathway of Glucose Transporter SGLT1 at Low Intracellular Glucose via Inhibition of Ornithine Decarboxylase.Mol Pharmacol2016 Nov27555600
Cloning, expression, and characterization of a thermostable l-arginase fromGeobacillus thermodenitrificans NG80-2 for l-ornithine production.Biotechnol Appl Biochem2016 May25908562
Metabolic and clinical response to Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide in layer pullets of different genetic backgrounds supplied with graded dietary L-arginine.Poult Sci2016 Mar26740139
Manganese-induced regulations in growth, yield formation, quality characters,rice aroma and enzyme involved in 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline biosynthesis in fragrantrice.Plant Physiol Biochem2016 Jun26995311
Changes in the metabolome of rats after exposure to arginine andN-carbamylglutamate in combination with diquat, a compound that causes oxidative stress, assessed by 1H NMR spectroscopy.Food Funct2016 Feb26732548
Effects of Fungicide Treatment on Free Amino Acid Concentration andAcrylamide-Forming Potential in Wheat.J Agric Food Chem2016 Dec 2827977182
Analysis of Gambierdiscus transcriptome data supports ancient origins of mixotrophic pathways in dinoflagellates.Environ Microbiol2016 Dec27485969
Chemical Composition, Antioxidant, and Antibacterial Activity of Wood Vinegarfrom Litchi chinensis.Molecules2016 Aug 3027589711
Gene expressions and metabolomic research on the effects of polyphenols from the involucres of Castanea mollissima Blume on heat-stressed broilers chicks.Poult Sci2016 Aug 127209434
Lysozyme affects the microbial catabolism of free arginine in raw-milk hardcheeses.Food Microbiol2016 Aug27052697
Isolation and Structural Elucidation of Brevibacillin, an AntimicrobialLipopeptide from Brevibacillus laterosporus That Combats Drug-ResistantGram-Positive Bacteria.Appl Environ Microbiol2016 Apr 1826921428

Targets

General Function:
Manganese ion binding
Gene Name:
ARG1
Uniprot ID:
P05089
Molecular Weight:
34734.655 Da
References
  1. El Alami M, Dubois E, Oudjama Y, Tricot C, Wouters J, Stalon V, Messenguy F: Yeast epiarginase regulation, an enzyme-enzyme activity control: identification of residues of ornithine carbamoyltransferase and arginase responsible for enzyme catalytic and regulatory activities. J Biol Chem. 2003 Jun 13;278(24):21550-8. Epub 2003 Apr 4. [12679340 ]
General Function:
Glycine amidinotransferase activity
Specific Function:
Catalyzes the biosynthesis of guanidinoacetate, the immediate precursor of creatine. Creatine plays a vital role in energy metabolism in muscle tissues. May play a role in embryonic and central nervous system development. May be involved in the response to heart failure by elevating local creatine synthesis.
Gene Name:
GATM
Uniprot ID:
P50440
Molecular Weight:
48455.01 Da
References
  1. Overington JP, Al-Lazikani B, Hopkins AL: How many drug targets are there? Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2006 Dec;5(12):993-6. [17139284 ]
General Function:
Phospholipid binding
Gene Name:
OTC
Uniprot ID:
P00480
Molecular Weight:
39934.775 Da
References
  1. Morizono H, Cabrera-Luque J, Shi D, Gallegos R, Yamaguchi S, Yu X, Allewell NM, Malamy MH, Tuchman M: Acetylornithine transcarbamylase: a novel enzyme in arginine biosynthesis. J Bacteriol. 2006 Apr;188(8):2974-82. [16585758 ]
General Function:
L-ornithine transmembrane transporter activity
Specific Function:
Mediates the uptake of the cationic amino acids arginine, lysine and ornithine in a sodium-independent manner.
Gene Name:
SLC7A3
Uniprot ID:
Q8WY07
Molecular Weight:
67168.31 Da
References
  1. Overington JP, Al-Lazikani B, Hopkins AL: How many drug targets are there? Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2006 Dec;5(12):993-6. [17139284 ]
General Function:
L-ornithine transmembrane transporter activity
Specific Function:
High-affinity, low capacity permease involved in the transport of the cationic amino acids (arginine, lysine and ornithine) in non-hepatic tissues. May also function as an ecotropic retroviral leukemia receptor.
Gene Name:
SLC7A1
Uniprot ID:
P30825
Molecular Weight:
67637.62 Da
References
  1. Cerec V, Piquet-Pellorce C, Aly HA, Touzalin AM, Jegou B, Bauche F: Multiple pathways for cationic amino acid transport in rat seminiferous tubule cells. Biol Reprod. 2007 Feb;76(2):241-9. Epub 2006 Oct 25. [17065601 ]
Specific Function:
Ornithine transport across inner mitochondrial membrane, from the cytoplasm to the matrix.
Gene Name:
SLC25A2
Uniprot ID:
Q9BXI2
Molecular Weight:
32580.07 Da
References
  1. Camacho JA, Rioseco-Camacho N, Andrade D, Porter J, Kong J: Cloning and characterization of human ORNT2: a second mitochondrial ornithine transporter that can rescue a defective ORNT1 in patients with the hyperornithinemia-hyperammonemia-homocitrullinuria syndrome, a urea cycle disorder. Mol Genet Metab. 2003 Aug;79(4):257-71. [12948741 ]
General Function:
Pyridoxal phosphate binding
Gene Name:
OAT
Uniprot ID:
P04181
Molecular Weight:
48534.39 Da
References
  1. Levillain O, Balvay S, Peyrol S: Localization and differential expression of arginase II in the kidney of male and female mice. Pflugers Arch. 2005 Feb;449(5):491-503. Epub 2004 Dec 23. [15616821 ]
General Function:
Ornithine decarboxylase inhibitor activity
Specific Function:
Ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) antizyme protein that negatively regulates ODC activity and intracellular polyamine biosynthesis and uptake by binding to and targeting ODC1 for degradation (PubMed:17900240). Stabilizes AZIN2 by interfering with its ubiquitination. Also inhibits cellular uptake of polyamines by inactivating the polyamine uptake transporter. SMAD1/OAZ1/PSMB4 complex mediates the degradation of the CREBBP/EP300 repressor SNIP1. Involved in the translocation of AZNI2 from ER-Golgi intermediate compartment (ERGIC) to the cytosol.
Gene Name:
OAZ1
Uniprot ID:
P54368
Molecular Weight:
25405.265 Da
References
  1. Janne J, Alhonen L, Pietila M, Keinanen TA: Genetic approaches to the cellular functions of polyamines in mammals. Eur J Biochem. 2004 Mar;271(5):877-94. [15009201 ]
General Function:
L-ornithine transmembrane transporter activity
Specific Function:
Involved in the transport of the cationic amino acids (arginine, lysine and ornithine).
Gene Name:
SLC7A4
Uniprot ID:
O43246
Molecular Weight:
68267.17 Da
References
  1. Overington JP, Al-Lazikani B, Hopkins AL: How many drug targets are there? Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2006 Dec;5(12):993-6. [17139284 ]
General Function:
L-ornithine transmembrane transporter activity
Specific Function:
Ornithine transport across inner mitochondrial membrane, from the cytoplasm to the matrix.
Gene Name:
SLC25A15
Uniprot ID:
Q9Y619
Molecular Weight:
32735.96 Da
References
  1. Camacho JA, Mardach R, Rioseco-Camacho N, Ruiz-Pesini E, Derbeneva O, Andrade D, Zaldivar F, Qu Y, Cederbaum SD: Clinical and functional characterization of a human ORNT1 mutation (T32R) in the hyperornithinemia-hyperammonemia-homocitrullinuria (HHH) syndrome. Pediatr Res. 2006 Oct;60(4):423-9. Epub 2006 Aug 28. [16940241 ]
General Function:
Ornithine decarboxylase inhibitor activity
Specific Function:
Ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) antizyme protein that negatively regulates ODC activity and intracellular polyamine biosynthesis and uptake by binding to ODC1 without promoting its degradation (PubMed:17900240). Involved in the translocation of AZNI2 from ER-Golgi intermediate compartment (ERGIC) to the cytosol.
Gene Name:
OAZ2
Uniprot ID:
O95190
Molecular Weight:
21010.94 Da
References
  1. Overington JP, Al-Lazikani B, Hopkins AL: How many drug targets are there? Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2006 Dec;5(12):993-6. [17139284 ]
General Function:
Putrescine transmembrane transporter activity
Specific Function:
Ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) antizyme protein that negatively regulates ODC activity and intracellular polyamine biosynthesis and uptake by binding to ODC1 without promoting its degradation (PubMed:17900240). Stabilizes AZIN2 by interfering with its ubiquitination. Involved in the translocation of AZNI2 from ER-Golgi intermediate compartment (ERGIC) to the cytosol. Probably plays a key role in spermatogenesis by regulating the intracellular concentration of polyamines in haploid germ cells.
Gene Name:
OAZ3
Uniprot ID:
Q9UMX2
Molecular Weight:
27412.93 Da
References
  1. Overington JP, Al-Lazikani B, Hopkins AL: How many drug targets are there? Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2006 Dec;5(12):993-6. [17139284 ]
General Function:
Metal ion binding
Specific Function:
May play a role in the regulation of extra-urea cycle arginine metabolism and also in down-regulation of nitric oxide synthesis. Extrahepatic arginase functions to regulate L-arginine bioavailability to NO synthase. Since NO synthase is found in the penile corpus cavernosum smooth muscle, the clitoral corpus cavernosum and the vagina, arginase II plays a role in both male and female sexual arousal. It is therefore a potential target for the treatment of male and female sexual arousal disorders.
Gene Name:
ARG2
Uniprot ID:
P78540
Molecular Weight:
38577.515 Da
References
  1. Rodriguez PC, Zea AH, DeSalvo J, Culotta KS, Zabaleta J, Quiceno DG, Ochoa JB, Ochoa AC: L-arginine consumption by macrophages modulates the expression of CD3 zeta chain in T lymphocytes. J Immunol. 2003 Aug 1;171(3):1232-9. [12874210 ]
General Function:
Low-affinity l-arginine transmembrane transporter activity
Specific Function:
Functions as permease involved in the transport of the cationic amino acids (arginine, lysine and ornithine); the affinity for its substrates differs between isoforms created by alternative splicing. Isoform 1 functions as permease that mediates the transport of the cationic amino acids (arginine, lysine and ornithine), and it has much higher affinity for arginine than isoform 2. Isoform 2 functions as low-affinity, high capacity permease involved in the transport of the cationic amino acids (arginine, lysine and ornithine) (PubMed:9174363). May play a role in classical or alternative activation of macrophages via its role in arginine transport.
Gene Name:
SLC7A2
Uniprot ID:
P52569
Molecular Weight:
71672.175 Da
References
  1. Cerec V, Piquet-Pellorce C, Aly HA, Touzalin AM, Jegou B, Bauche F: Multiple pathways for cationic amino acid transport in rat seminiferous tubule cells. Biol Reprod. 2007 Feb;76(2):241-9. Epub 2006 Oct 25. [17065601 ]