The molecule is a dicarboxylic acid dianion that results from the removal of a proton from both of the carboxylic acid groups of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaric acid. It has a role as a human metabolite and a plant metabolite. It is a dicarboxylic acid dianion and a 3-hydroxydicarboxylate(2-). It derives from a glutarate(2-). It is a conjugate base of a 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutarate(1-).
3-hydroxy-3-methylpentanedioate