See Also: orotic(dictionary)
orotic acid(medicine)
orotic aciduria(medicine)

orotic (iou)



orotic adjective. E20.
[Italian orotico, formed as Greek oros serum, whey + -OTIC.]
Biochemistry & Medicine.
orotic acid, a colourless crystalline heterocyclic acid, C4HN2(OH)2COOH, which is found in milk and is a growth factor for some micro-organisms. E20.
orotic aciduria, a rare genetic disorder in which the metabolism of orotic acid is impaired, resulting in anaemia and excessive amounts of the acid in the blood and urine. M20.
'orotate noun a salt or ester of orotic acid E20.
orotidine noun a nucleoside containing an orotic acid residue, involved in the biosynthesis of pyrimidine nucleotides M20.