Biochemistry: The Molecular Basis of Life
Biochemistry: The Molecular Basis of Life
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ISBN: 9780190209896
Author: Trudy McKee, James R. McKee
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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The stimulation of ornithine, citrulline, and argininein the formation of urea in the urea cycle, as observed by Krebs and Henseleit, even though other amino acids did not have any effect.

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The urea cycle is a process of several biochemical reactions that occurs in ureotelic animals for the conversion of toxic ammonia to nontoxic urea. This was the first metabolic process discovered, which primarily occurs in the liver of animals.

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