Urea cycle overview

Improved a couple of things from when first posted - sorry! The urea cycle is a way in which our bodies can safely remove nitrogen groups (such as from amino acid breakdown) as urea. Here’s an overview. Here's the accompanying infographic. Feel free to use, but please cite the bumbling biochemist if you do. Thank you and happy learning! PDF: http://tinyurl.com/5727me32 JPEG: http://tinyurl.com/5d8svxke Recommended reading: Watford, M. (2003). The urea cycle: teaching intermediary metabolism in a physiological setting. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 31(5), 289-297. https://doi.org/10.1002/bmb.2003.4940... more on all sorts of metabolic stuff: https://bit.ly/bbmetabolism       more about all sorts of things: #365DaysOfScience All (with topics listed) 👉 http://bit.ly/2OllAB0 or search blog: http://thebumblingbiochemist.com