The molecule is a member of bilanes. It has a role as an Escherichia coli metabolite and a mouse metabolite. It is a conjugate acid of a preuroporphyrinogen(8-).
3-[5-[[3-(2-carboxyethyl)-5-[[3-(2-carboxyethyl)-5-[[3-(2-carboxyethyl)-4-(carboxymethyl)-5-(hydroxymethyl)-1H-pyrrol-2-yl]methyl]-4-(carboxymethyl)-1H-pyrrol-2-yl]methyl]-4-(carboxymethyl)-1H-pyrrol-2-yl]methyl]-4-(carboxymethyl)-1H-pyrrol-3-yl]propanoic acid