Arginine (symbol Arg or R) is an α-amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins. It contains an α-amino group, an α-carboxylic acid group, and a side chain consisting of a 3-carbon aliphatic straight chain ending in a guanidino group. Wikipedia.

THE ELEMENTS SERIES – our take on a collection of the essential colors of any writing ink collection.  These inks makeup a set of ‘simple’ colors, tasked with coloring the basic spectrum of pure colors.  These chemistry-themed inks were our first foray into the ink world, and have stuck with us ever since.

Arginine orange shimmer fountain pen ink is a deep rich saturated orange with shiny silver shimmer.

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