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D7128

L-Dihydroorotic acid

≥99%

Synonym(s):

2,6-Dioxohexahydro-4-pyrimidinecarboxylic acid, L-Hydroorotic acid, Dihydro-L-orotic acid

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C5H6N2O4
CAS Number:
5988-19-2
Molecular Weight:
158.11
NACRES:
NA.83
PubChem Substance ID:
24894080
UNSPSC Code:
12352204
MDL number:
MFCD00085339

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Product Name

L-Dihydroorotic acid, ≥99%

InChI

1S/C5H6N2O4/c8-3-1-2(4(9)10)6-5(11)7-3/h2H,1H2,(H,9,10)(H2,6,7,8,11)/t2-/m0/s1

SMILES string

OC(=O)[C@@H]1CC(=O)NC(=O)N1

InChI key

UFIVEPVSAGBUSI-REOHCLBHSA-N

assay

≥99%

form

powder

mp

254-255 °C (dec.) (lit.)

Quality Level

200

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Application

L-Dihydroorotic acid has been used as a substrate in dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (DHODH) assay.

Biochem/physiol Actions

L-Dihydroorotic acid (DHO) serves as a substrate for dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (DHODH), an enzyme in the de novo synthesis of pyrimidine. Inhibition of DHOH by its inhibitors causes a large accumulation of upstream metabolite DHO and a reduction in the uridine levels. Therefore, DHO and uridine can be used as biomarkers for pyrimidine synthesis for the clinical development of DHOH inhibitors.

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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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0000518540
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0000518539
0000518540
0000491070

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Feng Yin et al.
Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis, 192, 113669-113669 (2020-10-30)
Uridine and L-dihydroorotate (DHO) are important intermediates of de novo as well as salvage pathways for the biosynthesis of pyrimidines, which are the building blocks of nucleic acids - DNA and RNA. These metabolites are known to be significant biomarkers
Yihan Wu et al.
Cell chemical biology, 24(12), 1437-1444 (2017-10-17)
Microbial natural products are genetically encoded by dedicated biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs). A given BGC usually produces a family of related compounds that share a core but contain variable substituents. Though common, the reasons underlying this divergent biosynthesis are in
O Björnberg et al.
Archives of biochemistry and biophysics, 391(2), 286-294 (2001-07-05)
The flavoprotein dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (DHOD) catalyzes the oxidation of dihydroorotate to orotate. Dihydrooxonate is an analogue of dihydroorotate in which the C5 carbon is substituted by a nitrogen atom. We have investigated dihydrooxonate as a substrate of three DHODs, each
Laura Martorano et al.
Disease models & mechanisms, 12(3) (2019-03-06)
Mitochondrial DNA depletion syndromes (MDS) are a group of rare autosomal recessive disorders with early onset and no cure available. MDS are caused by mutations in nuclear genes involved in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) maintenance, and characterized by both a strong
Mihwa Lee et al.
Journal of molecular biology, 348(3), 523-533 (2005-04-14)
Escherichia coli dihydroorotase has been crystallized in the presence of the product, L-dihydroorotate (L-DHO), and the structure refined at 1.9A resolution. The structure confirms that previously reported (PDB entry 1J79), crystallized in the presence of the substrate N-carbamyl-D,L-aspartate (D, L-CA-asp)
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