The molecule is a member of the class of pyrrolidin-2-ones that is pyrrolidin-2-one which is substituted by an amino group at position 3, by two methyl groups at position 4 and by a 4-hydroxybenzyl group at position 5. It is a biosynthetic precursor in the synthesis of mycofactocin. It is a member of phenols, a member of pyrrolidin-2-ones, an aminopyrrolidine and a primary amino compound. It is a conjugate base of a 3-amino-5-[(4-hydroxyphenyl)methyl]-4,4-dimethylpyrrolidin-2-one(1+).
3-amino-5-[(4-hydroxyphenyl)methyl]-4,4-dimethylpyrrolidin-2-one