The molecule is a 2-hydroxydicarboxylic acid that is malic acid in which one of the methylene hydrogens at position 3 has been replaced by a methylidenecyclopropyl group. It has a role as a plant metabolite. It is a 2-hydroxydicarboxylic acid, a member of cyclopropanes and an olefinic compound. It derives from a malic acid.
2-hydroxy-3-(2-methylidenecyclopropyl)butanedioic acid