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MeSH Heading: Orotic Acid
Tree Number(s): D03.066.627; D03.383.742.698.875.660
Unique ID: D009963
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009963
Scope Note: An intermediate product in PYRIMIDINE synthesis which plays a role in chemical conversions between DIHYDROFOLATE and TETRAHYDROFOLATE.
Entry Term(s): Potassium Orotate; Sodium Orotate; Zinc Orotate
Related Numbers: 1K54797G2Z; 65-86-1; 6ZDN9W1C9W; Z722242H10
CAS Type 1 Name: 4-Pyrimidinecarboxylic acid, 1,2,3,6-tetrahydro-2,6-dioxo-
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2017/06/20

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Orotic Acid MeSH Descriptor Data 2025