The molecule is a dioxo monocarboxylic acid that consists of hydrindane bearing two oxo substituents at positions 1 and 5 and a 2-carboxyethyl substituent at position 4 (3aS,4S,7aS-diastereomer). It has a role as a bacterial metabolite. It is a dioxo monocarboxylic acid, a diketone and a carbobicyclic compound. It derives from a hydride of a hydrindane.
3-[(3aR,4S,7aS)-1,5-dioxo-3,3a,4,6,7,7a-hexahydro-2H-inden-4-yl]propanoic acid