Sentences with phrase «convert uric acid»
Dalmatians just can not seem to convert uric acid all the way to allantoin; the process described above never gets past the uric acid stage.
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Being unable to convert uric acid to allantoin is the main predisposing factor to uric acid stone formation and accounts for why 80 % of uric acid bladder stones come from Dalmatians.
As an aside, birds are not able to convert uric acid to allantoin (the crystalline white material that is eliminated by birds is actually their «urine.»
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Hippuric acid, which is converted from quinine, helps remove urea and uric acid from the kidneys and urinary tract.
-- Avoid the need of excess protein, because it leads to the formation of large quantities of ammonia, which is converted in the body to uric acid.