What happens to the ammonium ions that are removed from amino acids during deamination?

A) they combine with pyruvate and enter the citric acid cycle
B) they combine with CO2 and enter the urea cycle
C) they combine with fatty acids and enter beta-oxidation
D) they are removed directly by the kidneys
E) they combine with CO2 and are exhaled


Answer: B

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