The molecule is an N-acyl-(2S)-hydroxyglycine resulting from the formal condensation of dodecanoic acid (lauric acid) with the amino group of (2S)-hydroxyglycine. It derives from a dodecanoic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a N-dodecanoyl-(2S)-hydroxyglycinate.
(2S)-2-(dodecanoylamino)-2-hydroxyacetic acid