How are excess proteins excreted safely?

• How are excess proteins excreted safely?:

  • Digestion of the proteins results in excess amino acids
  • These amino acids need to be excreted safely
  • In the Liver these amino acids are deaminated to form ammonia
  • Ammonia is toxic so is converted to urea for safe excretion
• What happens to amino acids in the liver to form ammonia?


  they are deaminated
• What is ammonia converted to for safe excretion?


  urea