urea cycle
noun Biochemistry.
a metabolic process by which ammonia derived from amino acids is converted into urea in the liver.
Also called
Krebs urea cycle.
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British Dictionary definitions for urea cycle
urea cycle
noun
the sequence of metabolic reactions leading in vertebrates to the synthesis of urea
Medical definitions for urea cycle
urea cycle
n.
The sequence of chemical reactions that takes place in the liver and that results in the production of urea. The key reaction is the hydrolysis of arginine by arginase to ornithine and urea.
Krebs-Henseleit cycle Krebs ornithine cycle Krebs urea cycle