The molecule is the fragment of coenzyme F420 remaining after formal hydrolytic removal of all of the glutamate residues. It is a monocarboxylic acid, a dialkyl phosphate, a ribitol phosphate and a member of pyrimidoquinolines. It derives from a 2-phospho-L-lactic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a F420-0(2-) and a F420-0(3-).
(2S)-2-[hydroxy-[(2R,3S,4S)-2,3,4-trihydroxy-5-(2,4,8-trioxo-1H-pyrimido[4,5-b]quinolin-10-yl)pentoxy]phosphoryl]oxypropanoic acid