Orotic Acid

Product Description

Orotic acid is a heterocyclic compound and an acid it is also known as pyrimidinecarboxylic acid Historically it was believed to be part of the vitamin B complex and was called vitamin B13 but it is now known that it is not a vitamin

The compound is manufactured in the body via a mitochondrial enzyme dihydroorotate dehydrogenase1 or a cytoplasmic enzyme of pyrimidine synthesis pathway It is sometimes used as a mineral carrier in some dietary supplements to increase theirbioavailability most commonly for lithium orotate

El cido ortico es un compuesto heterocclico y un cido tambin se conoce como cido pirimidincarboxlico Histricamente se cree que es parte del complejo de la vitamina B y se llam vitamina B13 pero ahora se sabe que no es una vitamina

El compuesto se fabrica en el cuerpo a travs de una enzima mitocondrial dihidroorotato deshidrogenasa 1 o una enzima citoplasmtica de la va de la sntesis de pirimidina A veces se usa como un vehculo mineral en algunos suplementos dietticos para aumentar su biodisponibilidad ms comnmente para orotato de litio