The molecule is an imidazol-4-one having a 2-carboxyethyl substituent at the 5-position. It has a role as a mouse metabolite. It is an imidazolone and a monocarboxylic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 5-(2-carboxylatoethyl)-4-oxo-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-5-ide and a 3-(4-oxo-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-5-yl)propanoate(1-).
3-(5-oxo-1,4-dihydroimidazol-4-yl)propanoic acid