Carbamyl glutamate prevents the potentia
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J. E. O'Connor; M. Costell; S. Grisolía
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Article
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1989
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Springer
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English
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Sodium benzoate has been recommended for the treatment of hyperammonaemia in humans. However, benzoate potentiates ammonia toxicity and reduces urea synthesis in vitro and in vivo by decreasing the intramitochondrial levels of N-acetyl glutamate. Pretreatment of mice with carbamyl glutamate, a struc