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In ureotelic animals, urea is formed by

Updated On: May 17, 2024
  • Krebs cycle
  • EM pathway
  • Ornithine cycle
  • Cori's cycle.
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The principle nitrogenous excretory compound in humans is urea. Urea is produced in a series of reactions (urea cycle) which take place in the mitochondrial matrix and cytosol of liver cells. Urea cycle (ornithine cycle) is the series of biochemical reactions that converts ammonia, which is highly toxic, and carbon dioxide to the much less toxic urea during the excretion of metabolic nitrogen derived from the deamination of excess amino acids. The urea is ultimately excreted in solution in urine.
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