The urea cycle is the main way that the human body disposes of nitrogen waste. New research suggests that disruptions in this process may be an early sign of cancer. Share on Pinterest Blood ...

The number of metabolic paths branching off from the urea cycle in diatoms is particularly high. For example, arginine and ornithine, the intermediate products of urea synthesis, are used in the ...

Hierarchical tricarboxylic acid cycle regulation by hepatocyte arginase 2 links the urea cycle to oxidative metabolism. Cell Metabolism, 2024; DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2024.07.007 ...

Urea cycle disorders (UCDs) are a group of rare, genetic disorders that can cause harmful ammonia to build up in the blood. Any increase in ammonia over time is serious.

To figure out what was behind this excess GABA, first author Yeon Ha Ju at IBS isolated primary astrocytes from the cortices of neonatal wild-type mice. Because putrescine’s biochemical precursors, ...

Researchers at the Center for Cognition and Sociality reveal the presence of a functional urea cycle in the star-shaped cells of the Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) brain. Key results point to the role ...