The molecule is a pyrimidine ribonucleoside 5'-monophosphate having 6-carboxyuracil as the nucleobase. It has a role as a human metabolite, an Escherichia coli metabolite and a mouse metabolite. It is a conjugate acid of an orotidine 5'-phosphate(3-).
3-[(2R,3R,4S,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-(phosphonooxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]-2,6-dioxopyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid