The molecule is the O-acetyl derivative of L-homoserine. It has a role as a Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite. It is an O-acetylhomoserine and an acetyl-amino acid. It derives from a L-homoserine. It is an enantiomer of an O-acetyl-D-homoserine. It is a tautomer of an O-acetyl-L-homoserine zwitterion.
(2S)-4-acetyloxy-2-aminobutanoic acid