The molecule is an octacarboxylic acid anion obtained by deprotonation of all eight carboxy groups of uroporphyrinogen III. It has a role as a human metabolite and a Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite. It is a cyclic tetrapyrrole anion and an octacarboxylic acid anion. It is a conjugate base of a uroporphyrinogen III.
3-[7,12,18-tris(2-carboxylatoethyl)-3,8,13,17-tetrakis(carboxylatomethyl)-5,10,15,20,21,22,23,24-octahydroporphyrin-2-yl]propanoate