I mean the biochemical reason behind the toxicity of ammonia...
2007-03-25 01:37:08 · 4 answers · asked by msrvnn 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
i mean ammonia present in blood is toxic... what is the biochemical reason behind it?
2007-03-25 01:41:07 · update #1
It is in the makeup of quantity relative to still other mitigating chemistries of the body that imports the key here. There exist certain co-factors of why ammonia as we know it can be fatal whereas the body knows how to use it...and had millions of years to develop this capacity.
The body in its native wisdom knows what it is doing.
I would suggest, however, that this medium [Yahoo] you are using will not afford the deep answers. Yours would be best addressed by a physiologist, pathologist, oncologist (because the body's natural reflex is to employ ammonia as regards a defense against a cancer), or refer your question direct to a medical biochemist...since you want specifically the biochemical reason...
2007-03-30 17:59:00 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Is Ammonia Toxic To Humans
2016-12-26 11:51:31 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Almost everyone has smelled the sharp, penetrating odor of ammonia, NH3. As the active product of “smelling salts,” the compound can quickly revive the faint of heart and light of head. But more than a sniff of this toxic, reactive, and corrosive gas can make one very ill indeed. It can, in fact, be fatal. Ammonia is pretty nasty stuff. Nevertheless, it is also an extremely important bulk chemical widely used in fertilizers, plastics, and explosives.
Want to know more...check the website or google it.
2007-03-25 01:41:23 · answer #3 · answered by ? 1 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The toxicity of ammonia solutions does not usually cause problems for humans and other mammals, as a specific mechanism exists to prevent its build-up in the bloodstream.
2007-03-29 00:18:29 · answer #4 · answered by jsf19872005 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ammonia is a caustic substance that attacks the tiny aureoles of the lungs destroying them
2007-03-25 01:43:06 · answer #5 · answered by Billy Butthead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the by product of protein break down. So to purge the body of dead cells and stuff, you got to make room for more.
2007-03-25 01:41:51 · answer #6 · answered by Wonka 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is toxic because it cntains a lot of toxic inorganic chemicals which are harmful to the body which is why we secrete it in our urine
2007-03-29 05:31:49 · answer #7 · answered by wiredm.c 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I Think it is the Alkalinity of NH4OH. See Urea Cycle.
2007-03-25 03:01:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know. Our urine has ammonia, doesn't it?
2007-03-25 01:39:38 · answer #9 · answered by starrynight1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it will eat human flesh.
2007-03-25 01:39:24 · answer #10 · answered by Scorpius59 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋