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Excess amino acids are broken down into urea primarily through the process of deamination, which occurs in the liver. During deamination, the amino group is removed from the amino acids, resulting in the formation of ammonia, which is then converted into urea through the urea cycle. This urea is subsequently excreted from the body via the kidneys in urine.
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What happens to amino acids inside the liver?
They are broken down into urea then carried via blood to the kidneys and the excreted as urine
How are Amino acids joined together and broken down?
no
What is the chemical that comes from the breakdown of proteins?
The chemical that comes from the breakdown of proteins is amino acids. Proteins are made up of amino acids, and when proteins are broken down through digestion or cellular processes, these amino acids are released.
Are amino acids components of urea?
Not really. The excess amino acids are broken down to release the amine part which becomes ammonia. This ammonia combines with CO2 to form urea.
What Starches are to simple sugars as proteins are to?
Proteins are to amino acids. Just like starches are broken down into simple sugars, proteins are broken down into their building blocks - amino acids - during digestion. These amino acids are then used by the body for various functions, including building and repairing tissues.
What organ are excess amino acids broken down to urea?
kidney
When amino acids are broken down they lose their amine groups?
Yes, when amino acids are broken down through the process of deamination, they lose their amine (NH2) groups. This reaction converts the amino group into ammonia (NH3), which is then excreted from the body as waste.
After the proteins have been broken down into amino acids where do the amino acids go?
The Liver.
What are protein molecules broken down into?
Proteins are broken down firstly into peptides, which are then digested into even smaller units - amino acids.
Proteins are broken down to?
Amino Acids
Protiens are broken down into?
Amino acids
Why are amino acids not stored in the body?
Amino acids are not stored in the body because they are readily available from dietary protein sources. The body can synthesize amino acids as needed and excess amino acids are broken down for energy or converted into other molecules. There is no specialized storage system for amino acids unlike carbohydrates and fats.
What happens to amino acids inside the liver?
They are broken down into urea then carried via blood to the kidneys and the excreted as urine
How are Amino acids joined together and broken down?
no
Do amino acids need to be digested before absorbed?
No because they are in their basic unit. Proteins have to be broken down into basic units (proteins broken down to amino acids)
What molecule is broken down into amino acids?
Proteins are broken down into amino acids through the process of digestion in the body. Proteins are made up of long chains of amino acids linked together. Once proteins are broken down during digestion, the individual amino acids are absorbed and used by the body for various functions.
What are fats proteins and carbohydrates broken down into?
Proteins are broken down into amino acids, carbohydrates are broken down into sugars and fats are broken down into fatty acids and glycerol.
