The molecule is an amino dicarboxylic acid consisting of 2,3,4,5-tetrahydrodipyridine having two carboxy groups at the 2- and 6-positions. It has a role as an Escherichia coli metabolite. It is an amino dicarboxylic acid and a tetrahydropyridine. It derives from a dipicolinic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 2,3,4,5-tetrahydrodipicolinate(2-).
2,3,4,5-tetrahydropyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid