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Orotic Acid

Catalog No. S2336 Name Selleck Chemicals
CAS Number 65-86-1 Website http://www.selleckchem.com
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Storage -20°C Chembase ID: 2011

SYNONYMS

IUPAC name
2,6-dioxo-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid
IUPAC Traditional name
orotic acid
Synonyms
Orotonin
Orodin
Oropur
6-Carboxyuracil
Orotonsan

DATABASE IDS

CAS Number 65-86-1

PROPERTIES

Salt Data Free Base
Storage Condition -20°C

DETAILS

Description (English)
Research Area: Metabolic Disease
Biological Activity:
Orotic acid(6-Carboxyuracil) is a heterocyclic compound and an acid. It was once believed to be part of the vitamin B complex and was called vitamin B13, but it is now known that it is not a vitamin but is instead manufactured in the body by intestinal flora. Its salts, known as orotates, are sometimes used as mineral carriers in some dietary supplements, to increase their bioavailability.Lithium orotate is the most frequently used in this manner. [1]

REFERENCES

  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orotic_acid