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What organ in the body converts the toxic ammonia to a harmless substance called urea through the actions of its enzymes?
hi Is there a tablet or capsule that will lower the bodies ammonia level similar to the liquid lactulose thanks
Where and how toxic ammonia converted into non toxic ammonia?
Ammonia is ammonia and ammonia is toxic. Non-toxic ammonia does not exist. Ammonia can be diluted in water or held in a sealed container, but it's still toxic.
What is the organ that produces urea in our body?
The liver produces urea when it metabolises (breaks down) proteins. This is done in hepatocytes (liver cells). Amino acids are first broken down into ammonia, which is highly soluble and toxic in the blood plasma, so ammonia is joined with carbon dioxide to make urea, this is less soluble and less toxic but a build up of urea is toxic in the blood. Urea is then transported in the blood to be filtered out by the kidneys.
Do kidneys convert ammonia to bicarbonate ion?
Converting ammonia to bicarbonate ion seems like something an alchemist would do. Kidneys (ours, at least) convert nitrogenous wastes (things like ammonia or compounds with an amine group attached - R-NH2) to urea, which is far less toxic than ammonia.
What is more toxic nitrate or ammonia?
ammonia
Why do organisms get rid of ammonia?
Ammonia is very toxic. So it has to be eliminated.
How long is an ammonia and bleach mixture toxic?
Ammonia and bleach are both consistently toxic for human ingestion.
How do you dispose of ammonia?
Ammonia is a toxic waste, so to dispose of it without ruinning anything you add other chemicals to the ammonia so its not toxic anymore.
Is an ammonia is toxic?
Yes
Can you drink ammonia?
Definately not. Ammonia is toxic in high quantities.
The sequencce of removing ammonia from the body is?
Ammonia is part of an amino group which is highly toxic thus cannot be allowed directly into the blood to travel from liver to kidney. It must first be converted into urea or uric acid a less toxic form. It can then travel to the kidney where it is filtered and then eliminated from the body. The term for breaking down the amino group to form ammonia is called deamination.
How do you dispose of liquid ammonia?
Ammonia is a toxic waste, so to dispose of it without ruinning anything you add other chemicals to the ammonia so its not toxic anymore.
