The Most Serious Consequence of Failure of the Urea Cycle

question 158

Multiple Choice

The most serious consequence of failure of the urea cycle is

• A) accumulation of urea in extracellular fluid.
• B) accumulation of aspartic acid which cannot be utilized in the urea cycle.
• C) accumulation of ammonia (ammonium ion) in the blood.
• D) jaundice.
• E) high levels of uric acid in the blood due to increased formation of purines from carbamoyl phosphate in the cytosol.

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