The molecule is a ketopentose phosphate that is D-ribulose 5-phosphate in which the 1-hydroxy group is replaced by a methylthio group. It has a role as a bacterial metabolite. It is a ketopentose phosphate, a thiosugar and a methyl sulfide. It derives from a D-ribulose. It is a conjugate acid of a 1-(methylthio)ribulose 5-phosphate(2-).
[(2R,3R)-2,3-dihydroxy-5-methylsulfanyl-4-oxopentyl] dihydrogen phosphate