The molecule is a member of the class of hydroxylamines that is L-ornithine in which one of the N(5)-amino hydrogens is replaced by a hydroxy group. It is a L-ornithine derivative, a member of hydroxylamines and a non-proteinogenic alpha-amino acid. It is a tautomer of a N(5)-hydroxy-L-ornithine zwitterion.
(2S)-2-amino-5-(hydroxyamino)pentanoic acid