urea cycle in mammals

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf biological pathway
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:ornithine_cycle
gptkbp:compatibleWith gptkb:fish
birds
amphibians
reptiles
gptkbp:energyEfficiency requires ATP
gptkbp:excretes urea in urine
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Hans_Krebs
1932
gptkbp:function convert ammonia to urea
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label urea cycle in mammals
gptkbp:importantFor detoxification of ammonia
gptkbp:location liver
partially in cytosol
partially in mitochondria
gptkbp:mainEnzyme gptkb:arginase
gptkb:argininosuccinate_lyase
gptkb:argininosuccinate_synthetase
gptkb:carbamoyl_phosphate_synthetase_I
gptkb:ornithine_transcarbamylase
gptkbp:medium arginine
argininosuccinate
citrulline
ornithine
gptkbp:product gptkb:urea
fumarate
gptkbp:regulates N-acetylglutamate
gptkbp:relatedTo amino acid catabolism
nitrogen metabolism
gptkbp:species mammals
gptkbp:substrate gptkb:aspartate
ammonia
gptkbp:suffersFrom argininosuccinic aciduria
citrullinemia
hyperammonemia
ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:urea
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6