The molecule is an imidazoquinoline that is 3H-imidazo[4,5-f]quinoline substituted by a methyl group at position 3 and an acetoxyamino group at position 2. The active metabolite of the dietary carcinogen 3-methyl-3H-imidazo[4,5-f]quinolin-2-amine (IQ). It has a role as a rat metabolite, a human xenobiotic metabolite and a carcinogenic agent. It is an imidazoquinoline and a N-acetoxyarylamine.
[(3-methylimidazo[4,5-f]quinolin-2-yl)amino] acetate