The molecule is a 2-oxo monocarboxylic acid that is 2-oxopentanoic acid in which one of the methyl hydrogens is substituted by a carbamimidamido group. It has a role as a mouse metabolite and a human metabolite. It derives from a valeric acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 5-guanidino-2-oxopentanoate. It is a tautomer of a 5-guanidino-2-oxopentanoic acid zwitterion.
5-(diaminomethylideneamino)-2-oxopentanoic acid