To excrete excess nitrogen from the body the urea cycle


1) In mammals, which two molecules serve as a reservoir of amino groups in the body? What are they converted to/from as they receive or donate -NH2?

2) To excrete excess nitrogen from the body, the Urea Cycle forms what compound that will be removed in the urine through the kidneys? Draw the structure of this compound.

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