The molecule is an oxo monocarboxylic acid that is acetic acid in with one of the methyl hydrogens is replaced by a 3-oxocyclohexyl group (the S-enantiomer). It has a role as a bacterial xenobiotic metabolite. It is an oxo monocarboxylic acid and an alicyclic ketone.
2-[(1S)-3-oxocyclohexyl]acetic acid