- urea cycle
- Biochem.a metabolic process by which ammonia derived from amino acids is converted into urea in the liver. Also called Krebs urea cycle.
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Urea cycle — The urea cycle (also known as the ornithine cycle) is a cycle of biochemical reactions occurring in many animals that produces urea ((NH2)2CO) from ammonia (NH3). This cycle was the first metabolic cycle discovered (Hans Krebs and Kurt Henseleit … Wikipedia
urea cycle — a series of metabolic reactions, occurring in the liver, by which ammonia is converted to urea using cyclically regenerated ornithine as a carrier. See illustration. Urea cycle. Diagrammatic representation of reactions by which excess nitrogen in … Medical dictionary
urea cycle — Biochem. a metabolic process by which ammonia derived from amino acids is converted into urea in the liver. Also called Krebs urea cycle. * * * … Universalium
Urea cycle disorder — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = ammonia DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|E|72|2|e|70 ICD9 = ICD9|270.6 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 000372 eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = An urea cycle disorder or urea cycle defect is a genetic… … Wikipedia
urea cycle — /juˈriə saɪkəl/ (say yooh reeuh suykuhl) noun a series of reactions in animals involving the conversion of ammonia, carbon dioxide and aspartic acid to urea and fumaric acid, for the excretion of urea and the production of arginine …
Krebs urea cycle. — See urea cycle. [after H.A. KREBS] * * * … Universalium
Krebs urea cycle. — See urea cycle. [after H.A. KREBS] … Useful english dictionary
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Cycle de l'ornithine — Cycle de l urée Le cycle de l urée ou cycle de l ornithine est un cycle de réactions biochimiques chez divers animaux qui produisent de l urée à partir de l ammoniaque. Il s agit du premier cycle métabolique identifié dès 1932 par Krebs et… … Wikipédia en Français
