Which of the following statements regarding the urea cycle is true? (A) Fumarate acts as a connecting link between urea cycle and the CAC. (B) The urea cycle occurs solely in the mitochondria. (C) Citrulline and arginine reacts to form argininosuccinate. (D) Ornithine formed in the last reaction of the urea cycle is excreted from the body along with urea. (E) The purpose of the urea cycle is to produce energy (4 ATP per ammonia that enters) for the liver.

Q: Illustrate the urea cycle. Briefly explain the process.

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Q: Citrullene is a special amino acid that is used in the urea cycle and as a precursor for synthesis…

A: Citrullene acts as a precursor for the synthesis of essential amino acid, Arginine. L-citrullene…

Q: Which amino acids are involved in the urea cycle but not the genetic code?

A: The end products of amino acid and nucleic acid metabolism meet the urea cycle. The urea cycle is…

Q: The urea cycle has no known off switch. Why does that make physiological sense

A: The main function of urea cycle is to remove toxic metabolite ammonia from the body and this…

Q: What is the possible connection between the Urea cycle and other metabolic pathways? Can…

A: Urea is formed from ammonia, carbon dioxide and aspartate in a cyclic pathway called as the urea…

Q: The enzyme carbamoyl phosphate synthetase is activated when the glutamate concentration decreases,…

A: In our body, glutamine plays a predominant role in the body as its release in the blood is regulated…

Q: Why is arginine an essential amino acid, whenit is made in the urea cycle?

A: Essential amino acids are those which are not produced by the body but is required by the amount for…

Q: How many ATP equivalents are consumed in the production of one equivalent of urea by the urea cycle?

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Q: Which compounds link the urea and Krebs cycles?

A: The Krebs cycle is also known as the TCA cycle or the citric acid cycle. It is a series of reactions…

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Q: Fumarate produced during urea cycle operation is processed further via

A: The urea cycle is also considered the ornithine cycle, which involves the major biochemical reaction…

Q: Whatis the purpose of the urea cycle? Include a net reaction for the urea cycle.

A: Urea cycle is also called as ornithine cycle. It is a cycle involving biochemical reactions whose…

Q: Describe in detail, the key steps of the urea cycle.

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Q: What are the energy consuming steps of the urea cycle and what is the energetic cost of the urea…

A: Introduction: The cycle involves a series of biochemical reactions to produce urea from ammonia. It…

Q: Discuss the toxic effects of the ammonium ion and excess bicarbonate ion. What is the effect of…

A: Living organisms excrete the excess nitrogen resulting from the metabolic breakdown of amino…

Q: Explain why one might provide high concentrations of the amino acid Arg to patients who have a…

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Q: How is the urea cycle linked to the citric acid cycle? Write the net equation of the urea cycle and…

A: The urea cycle is the biochemical reaction that produces urea from the toxic substance ammonia and…

Q: How is the rate of amino acid deamination linked to the rate of the urea cycle?

A: Deamination or oxidative reaction is the process occurring in all the tissues but mainly in the…

Q: How many -amino acids participate directly in the ureacycle? Of these, how many can be used for…

A: Amino acids are biomolecules that act as the building blocks of proteins. Alpha-amino acids are the…

Q: Urea synthesis begins with the formation of _____________.

A: The urea cycle is a biochemical process that converts the toxic substance  (ammonia) which was…

Q: Why might high concentrations of urea unfold proteins?

A: The organic molecule urea, commonly known as carbamide, has the chemical formula CO(NH2)2. A…

Q: Which of the following is a substrate in the urea cycle? a. fumarate b. glutamate c. aspartate d.…

A: In unreotelic organisms, harmful ammonia has to be converted into less harmful urea that is released…

Q: How does the level of glutamic acid affect the urea cycle?

A: The liver is the major site of gluconeogenesis, the major organ of amino acid catabolism and the…

Q: Which of the following is common shared compound by the TCA and Urea cycle?

A: The Krebs cycle is called the final common pathway of the degradation of organic compounds because…

Q: The first two steps involved in the urea cycle occurs in the mitochondria while the remaining steps…

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Q: How does the enzyme urease hydrolyze urea and cause diaper rashes in infants?

A: Urease is the enzyme responsible for the breakdown of urea into ammonia and carbon dioxide.

Q: Define the following terms: a. ketogenic amino acid b. glucogenic amino acid c. L-amino acid oxidase…

A: There are 20 different amino acid participated in the protein synthesis. They are a precursors of…

Q: a) What is the role of the lysosome in degrading proteins? What are the enzymes that…

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Q: identify the major reactants and products of the urea cycle.

A: Urea cycle is also known as ornithine cycle. A series of biochemical reactions that produces urea in…

Q: Urea is a metabolic by-product of the catabolism of _____________.

A: Urea is the nitrogenous waste secreted by mammals. It consists of 2 amine groups bonded to a…

Q: (a) What do initiation of the urea cycle and initiation of gluconeogenesis have in common? (b)…

A: Urea cycle  is the process of synthesis of urea (excreted out from the body) from the toxic ammonia,…

Q: Where does aspartate enter the urea cycle and what compound does it eventually leave as? What…

A: Urea cycle or the ornithine cycle is the metabolic process in which highly toxic ammonia is…

Q: The committed step in the urea cycle is: A、condensation of citrulline with aspartate B、export of…

A: Ammonia is the end product of protein metabolism. Ammonia is converted to urea, which is a less…

Q: In the urea cycle, urea is synthesized from carbon dioxide and____________________.

A: The urea cycle is also known as the ornithine cycle, It is a cycle of biochemical reactions that…

Q: Which amino acids in the urea cycle are the links to thecitric acid cycle? Show how these links…

A: Living organisms excrete the excess nitrogen resulting from the metabolic breakdown of amino acids…

Q: How many rounds of the lipogenesis cycle are needed to synthesize stearic acid, C17H35COOH?

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Q: All defects in the urea cycle lead to an elevated level of ammonium ion in blood, which is called:…

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Q: The urea cycle requires all of the following components except one of them: aspartate, carbamoyl…

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Q: In patient with Citrullinemia, citrulline is accumulated in both the blood and urine. Using your…

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Q: Which pair of molecules involved in the urea cycle can pass between the cytosol and the…

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Q: All are enzymes involved in the urea cycle except . A. Carbamoyl phosphate synthase -II B. Ornithine…

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