Why is the ammonia/ammonium concentration highly increased during storage of human urine?

Hydrolysis of urine
Why is the ammonia/ammonium concentration highly increased during storage of human urine?

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Dr.Abeer
Ammonia/ammonium concentrations increase during urine storage primarily because of bacterial urease activity. Urease hydrolyzes urea into ammonia and carbon dioxide. 


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Qin
During the storage process, urease produced by bacteria will hydrolyze urea into ammonia and carbon dioxide, resulting in a significant increase in ammonia/ammonium concentration

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Rosalind Dalefield
Urease, produced by bacteria, converts urea in the urine to ammonia. 
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Andres Trostchansky
During storage, urea is transformed to ammonium increasing ammonium concentration and pH avoiding pathogens' survival.