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Which is least toxic nitrogenous waste?


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Waste nitrogenous:

  1. Nitrogen compounds are nitrogen wastes.
  2. Excess nitrogen is eliminated from the organism's body via nitrogenous wastes.
  3. They are created as a byproduct of protein metabolism.

Types:

  1. Common wastes include ammonia, urea, and uric acid.
  2. In humans, uric acid is eliminated in the urine.

Uric acid (Uric acid):

  1. Uric acid is a heterocyclic substance.
  2. A carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and hydrogen compound.
    C5H4N4O3 is the formula.

Toxicity:

  1. Uric acid is the least harmful among ammonia and urea.
  2. It has no harmful effects when retained in cells and bodily tissues.
  3. In comparison to the other two modes of excretion, it is the most efficient.

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