The molecule is a dicarboxylic acid monoanion resulting from the removal of a proton from one of the carboxy groups of succinic acid. It has a role as a fundamental metabolite. It is a dicarboxylic acid monoanion and a succinate. It is a conjugate base of a succinic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a succinate(2-).
4-hydroxy-4-oxobutanoate