The molecule is the D-enantiomer of ornithine. It is an intermediate metabolite produced in the urea cycle. It has a role as a mouse metabolite. It is an ornithine and a D-alpha-amino acid. It is a conjugate base of a D-ornithinium(1+). It is an enantiomer of a L-ornithine.
(2R)-2,5-diaminopentanoic acid