The molecule is an amino alcohol that is propanol substituted by 1H-imidazol-4-yl group at position 3 and an amino group at position 2 (the 2S stereoisomer). It has a role as an EC 2.3.1.97 (glycylpeptide N-tetradecanoyltransferase) inhibitor, a human metabolite, an Escherichia coli metabolite and a Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite. It is a member of imidazoles and an amino alcohol. It is a conjugate base of a L-histidinol(1+).
(2S)-2-amino-3-(1H-imidazol-5-yl)propan-1-ol