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Magnesium orotate

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Chemical compound Pharmaceutical compound
Magnesium orotate
Clinical data
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ATC code
Identifiers
IUPAC name
  • magnesium 2,6-dioxo-3H-pyrimidine-4-carboxylate
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ECHA InfoCard100.047.410 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC10H6MgN4O8
Molar mass334.483 g·mol
3D model (JSmol)
SMILES
  • .O=C()\C1=C\C(=O)NC(=O)N1.C(=O)\C1=C\C(=O)NC(=O)N1
InChI
  • InChI=1S/2C5H4N2O4.Mg/c2*8-3-1-2(4(9)10)6-5(11)7-3;/h2*1H,(H,9,10)(H2,6,7,8,11);/q;;+2/p-2
  • Key:QWLHYYKDLOVBNV-UHFFFAOYSA-L
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Magnesium orotate, the magnesium salt of orotic acid, is a mineral supplement. It can be used in treating extracellular magnesium deficiency, as well as in mitigating magnesium depletion that inhibits the binding of adenosine triphosphate via orotic acid, which provides binding sites.

References

  1. Classen HG (2004). "Magnesium orotate--experimental and clinical evidence". Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine. 42 (3): 491–501. PMID 16366126.
Mineral supplements (A12)
Major
Calcium
Magnesium
Phosphorus
Potassium
Sodium
Sulfur
Trace
Copper
Iodine
Iron
Selenium
Zinc
Ultratrace
Chromium
Fluorine
Lithium
Vanadium


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