The molecule is a precorrin carboxylic acid anion obtained by global deprotonation of the carboxy groups of cobalt(II)-factor IV. It is the major microspecies at pH 7.3 (according to Marvin v 6.2.0.). It has a role as a bacterial metabolite. It is a conjugate base of a cobalt(II)-factor IV.
cobalt;3-[(4R,6Z,11Z,13S,14S,16Z,18S,19S)-4,8,13-tris(2-carboxylatoethyl)-3,9,14-tris(carboxylatomethyl)-4,14,19,23-tetramethyl-21-oxo-22-oxa-25,26,27-triaza-24-azanidahexacyclo[15.6.1.12,5.17,10.112,15.01,19]heptacosa-2,5(27),6,8,10(26),11,15(25),16-octaen-18-yl]propanoate