A) kidney
B) liver
C) nephron
D) Both [a] and [b]
Correct Answer: B
Solution :
Deamination is the removal of an amino group \[(-N{{H}_{2}})\] from a compound. It occurs in liver and important for protein metabolism especially their degradation. In hepatocytes, glutamate is transported from the cytosol into the mitochondria, where it undergoes oxidative deamination catalysed by L-glutamate dehydrogenase. A kidney has about 10 lakh structural and functional units called nephrons (uriniferous tubules).
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