Ureotelic
Encyclopedia
Ureotelic refers to an organism that excretes excess nitrogen
as urea
. Humans can be described as being Ureotelic organisms. Contrary methods include Ammoniotelic
and Uricotelic
organisms.
Nitrogen
Nitrogen is a chemical element that has the symbol N, atomic number of 7 and atomic mass 14.00674 u. Elemental nitrogen is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, and mostly inert diatomic gas at standard conditions, constituting 78.08% by volume of Earth's atmosphere...
as urea
Urea
Urea or carbamide is an organic compound with the chemical formula CO2. The molecule has two —NH2 groups joined by a carbonyl functional group....
. Humans can be described as being Ureotelic organisms. Contrary methods include Ammoniotelic
Ammoniotelic
An Ammoniotelic organism produces soluble ammonia as a result of deamination. An example of such an organism is a fish. Other methods of deamination include Ureotelic and Uricotelic.-Sources:AMMONIA, UREA AND H+ DISTRIBUTION AND THE...
and Uricotelic
Uricotelic
An Uricotelic organism produces uric acid as a result of deamination. An example of such an organisms include birds and insects. Other methods of deamination include Ammoniotelic and Ureotelic....
organisms.