Term Name: | argpyrimidine |
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Synonyms: | (S)-2-amino-5-(5-hydroxy-4,6-dimethyl-pyrimidin-2-ylamino)-pentanoic acid, N(5)-(5-hydroxy-4,6-dimethyl-2-pyrimidinyl)-ornithine, N(5)-(5-hydroxy-4,6-dimethylpyrimidin-2-yl)-L-ornithine |
Definition: | A member of the class of hydroxypyrimidines obtained by cyclocondensation of L-arginine and methylglyoxal; a methyl glyoxal-derived advanced glycation end-product (AGE) in familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy and human cancers. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:59962] ( EBI ) |