The molecule is an amino acid zwitterion of N(5)-ethyl-L-glutamine arising from transfer of a proton from the carboxy to the amino group; major species at pH 7.3. It has a role as a plant metabolite. It is a tautomer of a N(5)-ethyl-L-glutamine.
(2S)-2-azaniumyl-5-(ethylamino)-5-oxopentanoate