Biochemistry
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Chapter 23, Problem 23RE
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Interpretation:
Amino acids that directly participate in the urea cycle and those among them that are involved in protein synthesis are to be determined.
Concept introduction:
In nitrogen
In the urea cycle, nitrogen which gets released by the catabolism of amino acids is converted to urea.
This cycle also plays an important role in the biosynthesis of proteins.
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