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Urea is produced through a cyclic process called the urea cycle to detoxify ammonia generated from amino acid metabolism. The 5-step cycle involves 5 enzymes that synthesize urea from ammonia, carbon dioxide, and aspartate. Carbamoyl phosphate synthase I catalyzes the first step of condensing ammonia and carbon dioxide, which is rate-limiting. Arginase catalyzes the final step of cleaving arginine to produce urea and ornithine, regenerating ornithine for reuse in the cycle. The urea cycle consumes 4 ATP to
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