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orotic acid

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o·rot·ic acid (ô-rtk)
n.
An important intermediate in the formation of pyrimidine nucleotides.

orotic acid
[ôrot′ik]
a pyrimidine synthesized in the cell from carboxyl phosphate and aspartic acid by means of condensation, dehydration, and oxidation.

orotic acid [o-rot´ik]
an intermediate in the biosynthesis of pyrimidine nucleotides.

orotic acid
an intermediate in the biosynthesis of pyrimidine nucleotides.


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While the mechanisms have not been confirmed, it has been hypothesized that orotic acid produced during lactic acid fermentation may inhibit cholesterol production in the liver.
The first ever arginine, citrulline and creatine esters combined with the anabolic salts of orotic acid and a normal acetate ester of clean twenty-beta-hydroxy-ecdysone extort.
 
 
 
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