Ammonotelism | Ureotelism | Uricotelism |
Chief nitrogenous waste is ammonia | Chief nitrogenous waste is urea | Chief nitrogenous waste is uric acid |
Solubility: Easily dissolves in liver cells by deamination of aminoacids | It is less soluble in water | It is almost insoluble in water. |
Ammonia is formed by deamination of amino acids in liver cells | Urea is formed in liver and is produced from an amino acid arginine. Arginase is the enzyme involved. | Potassium ureate reacts with water and carbon dioxide to form uric acid |
Ammonia is very toxic | Urea is less toxic | Uric acid has very low toxicity |