Biochemistry: The Molecular Basis of Life
Biochemistry: The Molecular Basis of Life
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Author: Trudy McKee, James R. McKee
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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The effects of starvation on urea production.

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The synthesis of urea takes place in the urea cycle. Another term used for the urea cycle is ‘ornithine cycle’. Urea is produced from ammonia in the liver, and, to some extent, in the kidneys. Urea is formed by the breakdown of amino acid.

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Amino acids that degrade, yielding acetyl-CoA or acetoacetylCoA, are referred to as _________________.
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