The molecule is the organosulfinic acid arising from oxidation of the sulfhydryl group of L-cysteine. It has a role as a metabotropic glutamate receptor agonist, a human metabolite, an Escherichia coli metabolite and a mouse metabolite. It is an organosulfinic acid and a S-substituted L-cysteine. It is a conjugate acid of a 3-sulfino-L-alanine(1-). It is a tautomer of a L-cysteine-S-dioxide.
(2R)-2-amino-3-sulfinopropanoic acid