The molecule is a 2-phosphoglyceric acid in which the glyceric acid moiety has D (R) configuration. It has a role as an Escherichia coli metabolite, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite, a human metabolite and a mouse metabolite. It derives from a D-glyceric acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 2-phosphonato-D-glycerate(3-).
(2R)-3-hydroxy-2-phosphonooxypropanoic acid