The molecule is an L-cysteine derivative obtained by formal condensation of the carboxy group of octanoic acid with the side-chain thiol group of L-cysteine. It is a L-cysteine derivative, a non-proteinogenic L-alpha-amino acid and a thioester. It derives from an octanoic acid.
(2R)-2-amino-3-octanoylsulfanylpropanoic acid