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orotic acid

chemical compound synthesized in the body via a mitochondrial enzyme
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orotic acid

Summary

orotic acid is a type of chemical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (290 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • orotic acid's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • orotic acid's canonical SMILES is recorded as C1=C(NC(=O)NC1=O)C(=O)O[4].
  • orotic acid's chemical formula is recorded as C₅H₄N₂O₄[5].
  • orotic acid is a type of pyrimidine[6].
  • orotic acid is a type of carboxylic acid[7].
  • orotic acid is part of orotic acid metabolic process[8].
  • orotic acid's Commons category is recorded as Orotic acid[9].
  • orotic acid comprises nitrogen[10].
  • orotic acid comprises oxygen[11].
  • orotic acid comprises carbon[12].

Why It Matters

orotic acid ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (290 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). orotic acid. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/orotic-acid
MLA “orotic acid.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/orotic-acid.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_orotic-acid_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{orotic acid}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/orotic-acid}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 14d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → pyrimidine, carboxylic acid
    Subclass of → —
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007551211105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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