acetyl-L-ornithine
acetyl-l-ornithine
An <em>N</em>-acetyl-amino acid in which the amino acid specified is <small>L</small>-ornithine. If R1 is the acetyl group and R2 is a hydrogen then the molecule is <em>N</em><small><sup>5</small></sup>-acetylornithine. If R1 is a hydrogen and R2 is acetyl group then the molecule is <em>N</em><small><sup>2</small></sup>-acetylornithine.