The molecule is a positively charged methylinosine in which a single methyl substituent is located at position 7 on the hypoxanthine ring. It has a role as a metabolite. It is a member of inosines and an organic cation. It derives from an inosine.
9-[(2R,3R,4S,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]-7-methyl-1H-purin-9-ium-6-one