The molecule is a prenylcysteine where the prenyl moiety is attached to the side-chain sulfur atom of L-cysteine. It is a prenylcysteine, a L-cysteine thioether and a S-hydrocarbyl-L-cysteine. It is a tautomer of a S-prenyl-L-cysteine zwitterion.
(2R)-2-amino-3-(3-methylbut-2-enylsulfanyl)propanoic acid