The Urea Cycle

urea blood test for kidney function assessment and metabolic waste evaluation with doctor holding laboratory sample tube during clinical diagnostics and biochemical analysis in medical laboratory

The urea cycle is a series of biochemical reactions that happens primarily in the liver. It is also known as the Krebs-Henseleit cycle or Ornithine cycle. The urea cycle is the liver’s way of turning toxic ammonia (NH₃) into urea, which is much safer and can be excreted in urine. It simply means we are […]