Question

What is ornithine cycle?

Answer 1

its urea cycle wher amonia and co2 is added to form urea so that waste product ammonia from protein metabolism is excreted by kidneys it ocours in liver but im not sure of location to be precise

Answer 2

Answer :-

"Ornithine cycle" is the cycle which represents the detoxification of ammonia.

Extra Information :-

• The Ornithine cycle is also known as "Urea cycle" or "Krebs-Henseleit cycle".

• The Ornithine cycle was discovered by "Hans Adolf Krebs" and "Kurt Henseleit" in the year 1932.

• The Ornithine cycle takes place in the liver.

• The Ornithine cycle involves the union of two molecules of ammonia and one molecule of carbon dioxide.

• The Ornithine cycle helps to remove two waste products from the liver, namely- "Ammonia" and "Carbon dioxide".

• Ornithine is a non-protein amino acid.

• Ornithine reacts with one molecule of Ammonia and one molecule of Carbon dioxide to give "Citrulline".

• Citrulline reacts with a second molecule of ammonia to give "Arginine".

• The enzyme which takes place in the Ornithine cycle is known as "Arginase".