The molecule is a polyanionic polymer derived from oxidised coenzyme F420-(gamma-Glu)n. Major microspecies at pH 7.3 It has a role as a coenzyme. It is a dialkyl phosphate anion, a carboxylic acid anion and a polyanionic polymer. It derives from a 7,8-didemethyl-8-hydroxy-5-deazariboflavin(1-).
(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[oxido-[(2R,3S,4S)-2,3,4-trihydroxy-5-(2-oxido-4,8-dioxo-3H-pyrimido[4,5-b]quinolin-10-yl)pentoxy]phosphoryl]oxypropanoyl]amino]pentanedioate