The molecule is a dicarboxylic acid monoanion resulting from the removal of a proton from one of the carboxylic acid groups of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaric acid. It has a role as a human metabolite and a plant metabolite. It derives from a glutarate(1-). It is a conjugate base of a 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaric acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutarate(2-).
3,5-dihydroxy-3-methyl-5-oxopentanoate