Citrulline

Citrulline is a non-essential α-amino acid, isolated and identified in 1914 by two Japanese researchers, Yotaro Koga and Ryo Odake, from the juice of the watermelon, Citrullus vulgaris, is synthesised almost exclusively by the intestine and is released by enterocytes. The bioavailability of citrulline depends on intestinal absorption and amino...