The molecule is a pyrrolecarboxamide obtained by the formal condensation of 1-hydroxy-4-methyl-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid with the amino group of 3-aminopropanoic acid. It is isolated from the culture broth of Streptomyces sp.USF-6280 and exhibits DPPH radical scavenging activity. It has a role as a metabolite and a radical scavenger. It is a monocarboxylic acid, a N-hydroxypyrrole, a pyrrolecarboxamide and a beta-alanine derivative.
3-[(1-hydroxy-4-methylpyrrole-2-carbonyl)amino]propanoic acid