The molecule is a 1-(phosphoribosyl)imidazole, an imidazole-4-carboxylic acid and an aminoimidazole. It has a role as an Escherichia coli metabolite and a mouse metabolite. It is a conjugate acid of a 5-amino-1-(5-phosphonato-D-ribosyl)imidazole-4-carboxylate and a 5-amino-1-(5-phosphonato-D-ribosyl)imidazolium-4-carboxylate(2-).
5-amino-1-[(2R,3R,4S,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-(phosphonooxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]imidazole-4-carboxylic acid