The molecule is a monocarboxylic acid anion resulting from the removal of a proton from the carboxy group of (S)-4-amino-5-oxopentanoic acid. It is a monocarboxylic acid anion and a gamma-amino acid anion. It derives from a valerate. It is a conjugate base of a (S)-4-amino-5-oxopentanoic acid.
(4S)-4-amino-5-oxopentanoate