The molecule is 2-Methyl-3-oxopropanoic acid with configuration S at the chiral centre. It has a role as a mouse metabolite. It is a 2-methyl-3-oxopropanoic acid and an aldehydic acid. It derives from a propionic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a (S)-methylmalonate semialdehyde.
(2S)-2-methyl-3-oxopropanoic acid