Nitrogen metabolism
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Broader Terms
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Narrower Terms
nitrogen balance, nitrogen fixation
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Related Terms
nucleic acid metabolism, nucleotide metabolism, protein metabolism, purine /pyrimidine metabolism
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Scope Note
sum of chemical changes that occur within the tissues of an organism consisting of anabolism (biosynthesis) and catabolism of nitrogen; the buildup and breakdown of nitrogen for utilization by the organism.
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Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)
- Regulation of nitrogen metabolism is altered in a glnB mutant strain of Rhizobium leguminosarum.
- cnNitrogen metabolism is not only one of the basic processes of plant physiology, but also one of the important parts of global chemical cycle.
- Microbial nitrogen fixation (KEGG pathway MAP00910) All nitrogen metabolism is based on a recycling of ammonia NH3 in its neutral or charged form NH4+(ammonium ion).
- Whole-body nitrogen metabolism is altered during parenteral feeding as a result of gut atrophy and/or lack of splanchnic first-pass metabolism.
- A fundamental precept in nitrogen metabolism is that nitrogen is toxic to animal cells.
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