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Which are the components of ornithine cycle?

 

Option: 1

Ornithine, citrullin, alanine

 


Option: 2

Ornithine, citrullin, arginine

 


Option: 3

Ornithine, alanine, fumaric acid

 


Option: 4

Ornithine, citrullin, fumaric acid

 


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Formation of Urea - Krebs-Henseleit Cycle -

  • Ammonia is converted to urea in the hepatocytes of the liver in five steps via urea cycle- in the mitochondria (first 2 steps) and cytosol (last 3 steps). 
  • The urea then travels through the bloodstream to the kidney and is excreted in the urine.
  • The urea cycle was discovered by Hans Krebs (who also discovered Citric acid or Krebs cycle) and his student associate Kurt Henseleit in 1932. 
  • Five enzymes take part in the formation of urea. Out of these the first four are found in all cells. But the last enzyme arginase is found only in the liver cells thus assuring the formation of final product urea only in the liver despite the formation of arginine in other tissues.

- The components of ornithine cycle are ornithine, citrullin, arginine etc. Hence, the correct option is b.

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