See Also: uracil-6-carboxylic acid(medicine)
Carboxylic acid(medicine)
carboxylic acid(encyclopedia)
5-pyrrolidone-2-carboxylic acid(medicine)
carboxylic acid ester(medicine)
activated carboxylic acid(medicine)
carboxylic acid reductase(medicine)
dihdroxyindole-carboxylic acid oxidase(medicine)
1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid oxidase(medicine)
5-formyl-3-hydroxy-2-methylpyridine-4-carboxylic acid dehydrogenase(medicine)

uracil-6-carboxylic acid (medicine)


uracil-6-carboxylic acid -->
orotic acid
Intermediate in the de novo synthesis of pyrimidines. Linked glycosidically to ribose 5' phosphate, orotate forms the pyrimidine nucleotide orotidylate, that on decarboxylation at position 5 of the pyrimidine ring yields the major nucleotide uridylate (uridine 5' phosphate).