Ammonia and Urea Cycle and Specialized N Products Flashcards
1
Q
How can N be transported from peripheral tissues to Liver?
A
glutamine
alanine
2
Q
where does the urea cycle take place?
A
in liver - partly mitochondria and partly cytosolic
3
Q
what does benzoyl CoA do?
A
picks up glycine and with CoA forms hippurate
4
Q
what is hippurate?
A
remove one N per molecule
5
Q
what does phenlyacetylglutamine do?
A
excreted in urine
removes 2 N per molecule
6
Q
what is the end product of creatine metabolism?
A
creatinine
