The molecule is an imidazolyl carboxylic acid that is lactic acid in which one of the methyl hydrogens is substituted by an imidazol-1-yl group. It has a role as a metabolite. It is a 2-hydroxy monocarboxylic acid and an imidazolyl carboxylic acid. It derives from a rac-lactic acid.
2-hydroxy-3-imidazol-1-ylpropanoic acid