Citrin
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Citrin also known as solute carrier family 25, member 13 (citrin) or SLC25A13 is a protein
Protein
Proteins are biochemical compounds consisting of one or more polypeptides typically folded into a globular or fibrous form, facilitating a biological function. A polypeptide is a single linear polymer chain of amino acids bonded together by peptide bonds between the carboxyl and amino groups of...

 which in humans is encoded by the SLC25A13 gene.

Citrin is associated with type II citrullinemia
Citrullinemia
Citrullinemia, also called citrullinuria, is an autosomal recessive urea cycle disorder that causes ammonia and other toxic substances to accumulate in the blood....

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The term Citrin when referring to Vitamin-P was the most active Bio-flavonoid in lemons, it was found to be Eriodictyol (but a more active form constituent was found there decades later).

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