Orotidine

Orotidine, a nucleotide, is an intermediate in pyrimidine nucleotide biosynthesis in RNA and DNA. Orotidine is mainly found in bacteria, fungi and plants[1][2].

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[314-50-1]

UNSPSC

12352005

Target

Endogenous Metabolite

Type

Natural Products

Related Pathways

Metabolic Enzyme/Protease

Applications

Metabolism-protein/nucleotide metabolism

Field of Research

Others

Assay Protocol

https://www.medchemexpress.com/Orotidine.html

Purity

95.3

Solubility

H2O : 50 mg/mL (ultrasonic)

Smiles

OC[C@@H]1[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](N2C(NC(C=C2C(O)=O)=O)=O)O1

Molecular Formula

C10H12N2O8

Molecular Weight

288.21

References & Citations

[1]Kim EK, et al. Synthesis of orotidine by intramolecular nucleosidation. Chem Commun (Camb) . 2015 Apr 4;51 (26) :5618-21.|[2]A M MICHELSON, et al. A new ribose nucleoside from Neurospora; "orotidine". Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1951 Jul;37 (7) :396-9.