The molecule is a pyridinemonocarboxylic acid that is pyridine-3-carboxylic acid substituted by a hydroxy group at position 5, hydroxy methyl group at position 4 and a methyl group at position 6. It has a role as a human urinary metabolite. It is a monohydroxypyridine, a hydroxymethylpyridine, a member of methylpyridines and a pyridinemonocarboxylic acid. It derives from a nicotinic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 5-pyridoxate.
5-hydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)-6-methylpyridine-3-carboxylic acid