Studies on the Source of Urea Carbon
<p>A method has been devised for the testing of any substance as an intermediate in a reaction sequence. Using this technique, thirty-three substances have been tested as precursors of the urea carbon atom. Of the compounds tested, only citrulline and arginine were precursors.</p>...
| Summary: | <p>A method has been devised for the testing of any substance
as an intermediate in a reaction sequence. Using this technique,
thirty-three substances have been tested as precursors of the
urea carbon atom. Of the compounds tested, only citrulline and
arginine were precursors.</p>
<p>Garbamyl L-glutamic acid was shown not to be a donor of
the urea carbon, although it does have some function in urea synthesis.</p> |
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