Term Name: dihydroorotic acid
Synonyms: 2,6-dioxohexahydropyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid, 4,5-dihydroorotic acid, 5,6-dihydro-orotic acid, DL-dihydroortotic acid, Hydroorotic acid
Definition: A pyrimidinemonocarboxylic acid that results from the base-catalysed cyclisation of N(alpha)-carbethoxyasparagine.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:30865]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: monocarboxylic acid N-acylurea pyrimidinemonocarboxylic acid secondary amide
has subtype: (R)-dihydroorotic acid (S)-dihydroorotic acid
has_functional_parent: orotic acid
inverse is_conjugate_base_of: dihydroorotate
is_conjugate_acid_of: dihydroorotate