The molecule is a dicarboxylic acid anion resuting from removal of a proton from both carboxy groups of N-formimidoyl-L-glutamic acid. It has a role as a human metabolite. It is an alpha-amino-acid anion and a dicarboxylic acid dianion. It derives from a L-glutamate(2-). It is a conjugate base of a N-formimidoyl-L-glutamic acid.
(2S)-2-(aminomethylideneamino)pentanedioate