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1. The urea cycle is a series of biochemical reactions that occurs principally in the liver to convert ammonia into urea for excretion. 2. The first two steps take place in mitochondria, involving carbamoyl phosphate synthetase I and ornithine transcarbamoylase. 3. Later steps occur in the cytoplasm, involving citrulline, argininosuccinate, and arginase to ultimately produce urea and ornithine. Ornithine then re-enters mitochondria to complete the cycle.
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- Sragwin Thridhamna
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- EN