What is Carbamide?
Carbamide is an organic compound commonly known as urea, the primary byproduct of nitrogen metabolism in mammals and amphibians. It is characterized as a water-soluble, colorless, and odorless granular substance in its pure state. However, in the presence of moisture, carbamide will give off a slight ammonia smell. Synthesized from ammonia and carbon dioxide in the liver, carbamide travels to the kidneys via the blood, where it is excreted in urine. However, carbamide can also be made artificially from inorganic materials. Friedrich Wöhler was the first to make this discovery when he accidentally created carbamide from potassium cyanate and ammonium sulfate in 1828. Although Wöhler had intended to synthesize ammonium cyanate and not carbamide, his discovery nonetheless proved invaluable. Prior to this event, the scientific community held that the biochemistry of living things differed from non-organic matter and could not be duplicated. Known as the principle of vitalism, this concept
