The molecule is a 2-oxo monocarboxylic acid that is 2-oxopentanoic acid in which C-3 is methyl-substituted and C-5 is substituted by a carbamimidamido group. It contains a guanidino group. It derives from a valeric acid. It is a tautomer of a 5-guanidino-3-methyl-2-oxopentanoic acid zwitterion.
5-(diaminomethylideneamino)-3-methyl-2-oxopentanoic acid