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GO: Biological Process

urea cycle

Term ID
GO:0000050
Synonyms
  • ornithine cycle
  • urea biosynthesis
  • urea biosynthetic process
Definition
The sequence of reactions by which arginine is synthesized from ornithine, then cleaved to yield urea and regenerate ornithine. The overall reaction equation is NH3 + CO2 + aspartate + 3 ATP + 2 H2O = urea + fumarate + 2 ADP + 2 phosphate + AMP + diphosphate. 0198506732
References
Ontology
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Relationships
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Phenotype
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