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Version5.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2005-11-16 15:48:42 UTC
Update Date2021-09-14 15:44:40 UTC
HMDB IDHMDB0000788
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • HMDB00788
Metabolite Identification
Common NameOrotidine
DescriptionOrotidine is a nucleoside formed by attaching orotic acid to a ribose ring via a beta-N1-glycosidic bond. It is a water-soluble solid. Orotidine is found in bacteria, fungi, plants, and animals. In humans, orotidine occurs as its 5'-phosphate (orotidylic acid), which is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of pyrimidine nucleosides (cytidine and uridine) that are found in nucleic acids (as the nucleotides containing the bases cytosine and uracil). Orotidine itself is not a component of nucleic acid. Orotidine monophosphate (OMP) is converted to uridine monophosphate by OMP decarboxylase, which is inhibited by mononucleotide precursors. Large amounts of orotidine are excreted in the urine of cancer patients treated with 6-azauridine, which is one such inhibitor, indicating that the subject has increased DNA synthesis due to cancer. Orotidine was first isolated from a mutant strain of the fungus Neurospora by A. Michael Michelson, William Drell, and Herschel K. Mitchell (PMID: 14853953 ).
Structure
Data?1582752156
Synonyms
ValueSource
3-Ribofuranosylorotic acidChEBI
6-CarboxyuridineChEBI
3-RibofuranosylorotateGenerator
Orotic acid ribosideHMDB
Orotidine, ammonium saltHMDB
Chemical FormulaC10H12N2O8
Average Molecular Weight288.2109
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight288.05936537
IUPAC Name3-[(2R,3R,4S,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]-2,6-dioxo-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid
Traditional Nameorotidine
CAS Registry Number314-50-1
SMILES
OC[C@H]1O[C@H]([C@H](O)[C@@H]1O)N1C(=O)NC(=O)C=C1C(O)=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C10H12N2O8/c13-2-4-6(15)7(16)8(20-4)12-3(9(17)18)1-5(14)11-10(12)19/h1,4,6-8,13,15-16H,2H2,(H,17,18)(H,11,14,19)/t4-,6-,7-,8-/m1/s1
InChI KeyFKCRAVPPBFWEJD-XVFCMESISA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as pyrimidine nucleosides. Pyrimidine nucleosides are compounds comprising a pyrimidine base attached to a ribosyl or deoxyribosyl moiety.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassNucleosides, nucleotides, and analogues
ClassPyrimidine nucleosides
Sub ClassNot Available
Direct ParentPyrimidine nucleosides
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Pyrimidine nucleoside
  • Glycosyl compound
  • N-glycosyl compound
  • Pentose monosaccharide
  • Hydropyrimidine carboxylic acid derivative
  • Pyrimidine-6-carboxylic acid
  • Pyrimidine-6-carboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Hydroxypyrimidine
  • Pyrimidone
  • Hydropyrimidine
  • Monosaccharide
  • Pyrimidine
  • Heteroaromatic compound
  • Tetrahydrofuran
  • Secondary alcohol
  • Azacycle
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Oxacycle
  • Organoheterocyclic compound
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organonitrogen compound
  • Alcohol
  • Organopnictogen compound
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Organic nitrogen compound
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Organic oxide
  • Primary alcohol
  • Aromatic heteromonocyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAromatic heteromonocyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Ontology
Physiological effectNot Available
Disposition
ProcessNot Available
Role
Physical Properties
StateSolid
Experimental Molecular Properties
PropertyValueReference
Melting Point> 400 °CNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water SolubilityNot AvailableNot Available
LogPNot AvailableNot Available
Experimental Chromatographic PropertiesNot Available
Predicted Molecular Properties
Predicted Chromatographic Properties
Spectra
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations
  • Cytoplasm (predicted from logP)
Biospecimen Locations
  • Blood
  • Urine
Tissue Locations
  • Placenta
Pathways
Normal Concentrations
BiospecimenStatusValueAgeSexConditionReferenceDetails
BloodDetected and Quantified4.167 +/- 5.556 uMAdult (>18 years old)Both
Normal
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BloodDetected and Quantified149.0 +/- 13.0 uMAdult (>18 years old)BothNormal details
UrineDetected and Quantified1.12 +/- 0.20 umol/mmol creatinineAdult (>18 years old)BothNormal
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UrineDetected and Quantified<0.47 umol/mmol creatinineNewborn (0-30 days old)Both
Normal
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Abnormal Concentrations
BiospecimenStatusValueAgeSexConditionReferenceDetails
BloodDetected and Quantified70.139 +/- 46.875 uMAdult (>18 years old)Both
Uremia
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UrineDetected and Quantified0.52 umol/mmol creatinineAdult (>18 years old)Female
Orotic aciduria I
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Associated Disorders and Diseases
Disease References
Uremia
  1. Vanholder R, De Smet R, Glorieux G, Argiles A, Baurmeister U, Brunet P, Clark W, Cohen G, De Deyn PP, Deppisch R, Descamps-Latscha B, Henle T, Jorres A, Lemke HD, Massy ZA, Passlick-Deetjen J, Rodriguez M, Stegmayr B, Stenvinkel P, Tetta C, Wanner C, Zidek W: Review on uremic toxins: classification, concentration, and interindividual variability. Kidney Int. 2003 May;63(5):1934-43. doi: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2003.00924.x. [PubMed:12675874 ]
Orotic aciduria I
  1. Grohmann K, Lauffer H, Lauenstein P, Hoffmann GF, Seidlitz G: Hereditary orotic aciduria with epilepsy and without megaloblastic anemia. Neuropediatrics. 2015 Apr;46(2):123-5. doi: 10.1055/s-0035-1547341. Epub 2015 Mar 10. [PubMed:25757096 ]
Associated OMIM IDs
DrugBank IDNot Available
Phenol Explorer Compound IDNot Available
FooDB IDFDB012085
KNApSAcK IDC00054976
Chemspider ID83729
KEGG Compound IDC01103
BioCyc IDNot Available
BiGG IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkOrotidine
METLIN ID5754
PubChem Compound92751
PDB IDNot Available
ChEBI ID25722
Food Biomarker OntologyNot Available
VMH IDNot Available
MarkerDB IDMDB00000252
Good Scents IDNot Available
References
Synthesis ReferenceCurra, William V.; Angle, Robert B. Synthesis of orotidine. Tetrahedron Letters (1963), (8), 533-5.
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Download (PDF)
General References
  1. Arranz JA, Riudor E, Rodes M, Roig M, Climent C, Rubio V, Sentis M, Burlina A: Optimization of allopurinol challenge: sample purification, protein intake control, and the use of orotidine response as a discriminative variable improve performance of the test for diagnosing ornithine carbamoyltransferase deficiency. Clin Chem. 1999 Jul;45(7):995-1001. [PubMed:10388475 ]
  2. Harris ML, Oberholzer VG: Conditions affecting the colorimetry of orotic acid and orotidine in urine. Clin Chem. 1980 Mar;26(3):473-9. [PubMed:7363468 ]
  3. van Kuilenburg AB, van Lenthe H, Loffler M, van Gennip AH: Analysis of pyrimidine synthesis "de novo" intermediates in urine and dried urine filter- paper strips with HPLC-electrospray tandem mass spectrometry. Clin Chem. 2004 Nov;50(11):2117-24. Epub 2004 Sep 16. [PubMed:15375016 ]
  4. Elshenawy S, Pinney SE, Stuart T, Doulias PT, Zura G, Parry S, Elovitz MA, Bennett MJ, Bansal A, Strauss JF 3rd, Ischiropoulos H, Simmons RA: The Metabolomic Signature of the Placenta in Spontaneous Preterm Birth. Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Feb 4;21(3). pii: ijms21031043. doi: 10.3390/ijms21031043. [PubMed:32033212 ]
  5. MICHELSON AM, DRELL W, MITCHELL HK: A new ribose nucleoside from Neurospora; "orotidine". Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1951 Jul;37(7):396-9. doi: 10.1073/pnas.37.7.396. [PubMed:14853953 ]