| Name | urea cycle |
| ID | GO_0000050 |
| collection_id | Biological process |
| Alternative ID | GO:0006594, GO:0006871 |
| Exact synonym | ornithine cycle, urea biosynthesis, urea biosynthetic process |
| Description | The sequence of reactions by which arginine is synthesized from ornithine, then cleaved to yield urea and regenerate ornithine. The overall reaction equation is NH3 + CO2 + aspartate + 3 ATP + 2 H2O = urea + fumarate + 2 ADP + 2 phosphate + AMP + diphosphate. |
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