Urea cycle

GPTKB entity

Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf biological pathway
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:ornithine_cycle
gptkbp:associatedWith argininemia
argininosuccinic aciduria
carbamoyl phosphate synthetase I deficiency
citrullinemia
ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency
gptkbp:compatibleWith amphibians
most fish
gptkbp:deficiencyCauses hyperammonemia
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Hans_Krebs
gptkb:Kurt_Henseleit
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1932
gptkbp:energyEfficiency 3 ATP per cycle
gptkbp:enzyme gptkb:arginase
gptkb:argininosuccinate_lyase
gptkb:argininosuccinate_synthetase
gptkb:carbamoyl_phosphate_synthetase_I
gptkb:ornithine_transcarbamylase
gptkbp:fifthStep formation of urea and ornithine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Urea cycle
gptkbp:importantFor detoxification of ammonia
gptkbp:location liver
gptkbp:mainFunction conversion of ammonia to urea
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:urea
ornithine
gptkbp:numberOfStages formation of carbamoyl phosphate
gptkbp:occurredIn mitochondria
cytosol
gptkbp:presentIn mammals
some terrestrial vertebrates
gptkbp:product gptkb:water
gptkb:urea
fumarate
gptkbp:regulates N-acetylglutamate
gptkbp:step formation of arginine
formation of argininosuccinate
formation of citrulline
gptkbp:substrate gptkb:aspartate
carbon dioxide
ammonia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Glutamate
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6