<P> In the human body , deamination takes place primarily in the liver , however glutamate is also deaminated in the kidneys . In situations of excess protein intake , deamination is used to break down amino acids for energy . The amino group is removed from the amino acid and converted to ammonia . The rest of the amino acid is made up of mostly carbon and hydrogen , and is recycled or oxidized for energy . Ammonia is toxic to the human system , and enzymes convert it to urea or uric acid by addition of carbon dioxide molecules ( which is not considered a deamination process ) in the urea cycle , which also takes place in the liver . Urea and uric acid can safely diffuse into the blood and then be excreted in urine . </P>
<P> In the human body , deamination takes place primarily in the liver , however glutamate is also deaminated in the kidneys . In situations of excess protein intake , deamination is used to break down amino acids for energy . The amino group is removed from the amino acid and converted to ammonia . The rest of the amino acid is made up of mostly carbon and hydrogen , and is recycled or oxidized for energy . Ammonia is toxic to the human system , and enzymes convert it to urea or uric acid by addition of carbon dioxide molecules ( which is not considered a deamination process ) in the urea cycle , which also takes place in the liver . Urea and uric acid can safely diffuse into the blood and then be excreted in urine . </P>
after deamination what part of the amino acid remains
after deamination what part of the amino acid remains
mostly carbon and hydrogen
mostly carbon and hydrogen