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D7128

Sigma-Aldrich

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
MDL number:
MFCD00085339
UNSPSC Code:
12352204
PubChem Substance ID:
24894080
NACRES:
NA.83

Assay

≥99%

form

powder

mp

254-255 °C (dec.) (lit.)

SMILES string

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

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

InChI key

UFIVEPVSAGBUSI-REOHCLBHSA-N

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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.

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H315,H319,H335

Hazard Classifications

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

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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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
Idalia Sariego et al.
Parasitology international, 55(1), 11-16 (2005-09-21)
Dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (DHOD) is the fourth enzyme in the de novo pyrimidine biosynthetic pathway and is essential in Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasitic protist causing Chagas' disease. T. cruzi and human DHOD have different biochemical properties, including the electron acceptor capacities
Z Minic et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 276(26), 23777-23784 (2001-04-18)
The deep-sea tube worm Riftia pachyptila (Vestimentifera) from hydrothermal vents lives in an intimate symbiosis with a sulfur-oxidizing bacterium. That involves specific interactions and obligatory metabolic exchanges between the two organisms. In this work, we analyzed the contribution of the
Daniel Ken Inaoka et al.
Biochemistry, 47(41), 10881-10891 (2008-09-24)
Dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (DHOD) from Trypanosoma cruzi (TcDHOD) is a member of family 1A DHOD that catalyzes the oxidation of dihydroorotate to orotate (first half-reaction) and then the reduction of fumarate to succinate (second half-reaction) in the de novo pyrimidine biosynthesis
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