A nonessential amino acid but may be essential for individuals with certain diseases or nutritional concerns. Manufactured from arginine and functions similarly to arginine, it stimulates the human growth hormone and is made by the digestion of proteins and some compounds made from arginine. The major difference between the two is that ornithine enters cell mitochondria. Arginine does not.

	Liver/Gall Bladder Flush As A Treatment "...You may need assistance in going to sleep - try ornithine or melatonin before bed..." Psoriasis Relationship to Dyspepsia / Poor Digestion "...The toxic metabolites of the amino acids arginine and ornithine are known as polyamines (e..."

Last updated: May 10, 2007