Redetermination of orotic acid monohydrate

The crystal structure of the title compound, which is also known as vitamin B13 (systematic name: 2,6-dioxo-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid monohydrate), C5H4N2O4·H2O, was reported for the first time by Takusagawa & Shimada [Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn (1973), 46, 2011&#8211...

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Main Author: Gustavo Portalone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Union of Crystallography 2008-04-01
Series:Acta Crystallographica Section E
Online Access:http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S160053680800562X