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How is urea removed from the liver?


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Urea

  1. Nitrogen, a critical ingredient required for crop growth and development, is found in urea.
  2. Due to its high N concentration, urea is the most significant nitrogenous fertilizer in the content (46% N).
  3. The kidneys filter the blood and excrete the urea in the urine after the urea and water have been released from the liver cells into the bloodstream.
  4. The kidneys are able to remove urea very efficiently as a water solution since it is a small, highly soluble molecule.
  5. Deamination removes an amine group from a molecule.
  6. In the human body, deamination takes place in the liver.
  7. It is the process utilized to digest amino acids.
  8. Ammonia is produced when the amino group is removed from the amino acid.

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