J & K CET Medical J & K - CET Medical Solved Paper-2010

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    The nitrogenous excretory products are formed from the catabolism of amino acids by

    A)  Calvin cycle       

    B)  nitrogen cycle

    C)  ornithine            cycle     

    D)  Krebs cycle

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

     The urea cycle also known as the ornithine cycle, is a cycle of biochemical reactions occurring in many animals that produces urea \[[{{(N{{H}_{2}})}_{2}}CO]\]from ammonia \[(N{{H}_{3}}).\]This cycle was the first metabolic cycle discovered by Hans Krebs and Kurt Henseleit in 1932. In mammals, the urea cycle takes place primarily in the liver, and to a lesser extent in the kidney.


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