Q. Conversion of ammonia to urea is done by

A
Ornithine cycle
B
Arginine cycle
C
Fumaric cycle
D
Citrulline cycle
Solution:
  • The urea cycle (also known as the ornithine cycle) is a cycle of biochemical reactions that produces urea from ammonia.
  • This cycle occurs in ureotelic organisms.
  • The urea cycle converts highly toxic ammonia to urea for excretion.
  • This cycle was the first metabolic cycle to be discovered by Hans Krebs and Kurt Henseleit, 1932
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