The molecule is a ribose monophosphate, a 1-ribosylbenzimidazole and a dimethylbenzimidazole. It has a role as an Escherichia coli metabolite and a mouse metabolite. It derives from an alpha-ribazole. It is a conjugate acid of an alpha-ribazole 5'-phosphate(2-).
[(2R,3S,4R,5S)-5-(5,6-dimethylbenzimidazol-1-yl)-3,4-dihydroxyoxolan-2-yl]methyl dihydrogen phosphate