The molecule is a cephalosporin carboxylic acid anion that is the conjugate base of deacetylcephalosporin C, arising from deprotonation of both carboxy groups and protonation of the amino group; major species at pH 7.3. It is a conjugate base of a deacetylcephalosporin C.
(6R,7R)-7-[[(5R)-5-azaniumyl-5-carboxylatopentanoyl]amino]-3-(hydroxymethyl)-8-oxo-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylate