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Ammonia is a breakdown product of proteins that is toxic to vertebrates. The body needs to get ammonia out of the body. By itself, ammonia is a small volatile molecule that will leak back and forth through cell and vessel membranes, making it hard for it to be gathered and excreted. Urea is made of two ammonia molecules. Because it is bigger, it is no longer volatile and cannot pass through membranes without special channels or transporters. This allows it to me concentrated in the urine for excretion from the body.
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What converts ammonia to urea?
liver usually converts ammonia to urea
What chemical is made from ammonia that excreted in the urine?
Our liver converts ammonia into urea. This urea is excreted out in the urine.
What does the liver change into urea?
the liver filters the nitrogen out if your blood
What substance does liver change into urea?
Urea is produced in the liver and is a metabolite of amino acids. Excess ammonium ions are also converted to urea.
Is ammonia nitrate the same as urea nitrate?
No. Ammonia and urea are distinct chemical compounds, as are their nitrates.
What converts ammonia to urea?
liver usually converts ammonia to urea
What converts ammonia wastes from the cells in urea?
liver
What chemical is made from ammonia that excreted in the urine?
Our liver converts ammonia into urea. This urea is excreted out in the urine.
The liver detoxifies ammonia by converting it to?
urea
What gets combines in liver to make urea?
AMMONIA and carbon-di-oxide combines in liver to make urea.
Does the liver convert toxic ammonia into harmless urea?
Yes.
Which organ converts and neutralizes ammonia from the circulatory system to urea?
liver
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.
What is urea made of?
Urea is made in the body by the liver, it is a by product produced in the process of removing ammonia, Ammonia is extremely toxic for the human body. Urea is then excreted from the blood filtered through the kidneys.
What did ammonia drops represent in the body?
Ammonia is present in the human body and converted into urea by the liver. Those with liver problems can have too much ammonia in the body thus developing potentially dangerous illness.
What does the liver change into urea?
the liver filters the nitrogen out if your blood
What substance does liver change into urea?
Urea is produced in the liver and is a metabolite of amino acids. Excess ammonium ions are also converted to urea.
