EXCRETORY SYSTEM
KIDNEY
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Question
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What is urea produced from?
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fatty acids
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glucose
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amino acids
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glycerol
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Ammonia is produced from leftover amino acids, and it must be removed from the body. The liver produces several chemicals (enzymes) that change ammonia into a form called urea, which the body can remove in the urine.
Detailed explanation-2: -Deamination of excess amino acids in the liver produces urea which is excreted by the kidney.
Detailed explanation-3: -Aspartate is the source of the second amine group on urea. Recall that aspartate results from the transamination of oxaloacetate and glutamate via aspartate transaminase, which requires vitamin B.
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