The molecule is the (1R)-1-carboxyethyl derivative of L-arginine. It is a metabolite released by plant tumours. It has a role as a xenobiotic metabolite and an animal metabolite. It is an amino acid opine, a D-arginine derivative, a member of guanidines, a secondary amino compound and an amino dicarboxylic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a D-octopine(1-). It is a tautomer of a D-octopine dizwitterion.
(2S)-2-[[(1R)-1-carboxyethyl]amino]-5-(diaminomethylideneamino)pentanoic acid