Translations:Protein toxicity/9/en
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Uric acid is not a waste metabolite derived from protein metabolism, but many high protein diets also contain higher relative fractions of nucleic acids. One of the two types of nucleic acids, purines (the other being pyrimidines, which are not problematic) are metabolized to uric acid in humans when in excess, which can lead to problems, chiefly gout.