BIOCHEM-ACHIEVE(FIRST DAY DISCOUNTED)
BIOCHEM-ACHIEVE(FIRST DAY DISCOUNTED)
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ISBN: 2818000069358
Author: BERG
Publisher: MAC HIGHER
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Chapter 23, Problem 30P
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The way by which Argininosuccinic aciduria can be treated should be determined.

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The urea cycle is a series of biochemical reactions which involve the formation of urea (NH2)2CO from the ammonia (NH3). It is also known as the ornithine cycle. It helps in the excretion of toxic ammonia by converting into urea. This cycle takes place in ureotelic organisms. Argininosuccinase or argininosuccinate lyase or ASL is an enzyme which catalyzes the reversible breakdown of argininosuccinate and produces arginine and fumarate.

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