The molecule is the amide obtained by formal condensation of the carboxylic acid group of F420-0 with the amino group of L-glutamic acid. It has a role as a coenzyme. It is a ribitol phosphate and a member of pyrimidoquinolines. It derives from a 7,8-didemethyl-8-hydroxy-5-deazariboflavin. It is a conjugate acid of a coenzyme F420-1(3-).
(2S)-2-[[(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]oxypropanoyl]amino]pentanedioic acid