The molecule is a ketoaldonic acid that is D-gluconic acid in which the hydroxy group at position 2 has been oxidised to a keto group. It has a role as a bacterial metabolite. It derives from a D-gluconic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 2-dehydro-D-gluconate.
(3S,4R,5R)-3,4,5,6-tetrahydroxy-2-oxohexanoic acid