The molecule is a gamma-amino acid that is shikimic acid in which the 3- and 5-hydroxy groups are replaced by oxo and amino groups respectively. It is a gamma-amino acid, a 4-oxo monocarboxylic acid, a 5-hydroxy monocarboxylic acid, an enone and a secondary alpha-hydroxy ketone. It derives from a shikimic acid. It is a tautomer of a 5-amino-5-deoxy-3-dehydroshikimic acid zwitterion.
(4S,5R)-5-amino-4-hydroxy-3-oxocyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid