The molecule is a 1-(phosphoribosyl)imidazole having the phospho group at the 5'-position and a carboxyamino group at the 5-position on the imidazole ring. It has a role as an Escherichia coli metabolite. It derives from a carbamic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 5-carboxylatoamino-1-(5-O-phosphonato-D-ribosyl)imidazole(3-).
[3-[(2R,3R,4S,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-(phosphonooxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]imidazol-4-yl]carbamic acid