The molecule is an S-substituted N-acetyl-L-cysteine that is the thioester obtained by formal condensation of the carboxy group of glyceric acid with the thiol group of N-acetyl-L-cysteine. It is a S-substituted N-acetyl-L-cysteine and a thioester. It derives from a glyceric acid.
(2R)-2-acetamido-3-(2,3-dihydroxypropanoylsulfanyl)propanoic acid