The molecule is a dicarboxylic acid that is malic acid (2-hydroxysuccinic acid) in which the hydrogen at position 2 is substituted by an isopropyl group. It has a role as a metabolite. It is a dicarboxylic acid, a 3-hydroxy carboxylic acid and a 2-hydroxy carboxylic acid. It derives from a succinic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 2-isopropylmalate(2-) and a 2-isopropylmalate.
2-hydroxy-2-propan-2-ylbutanedioic acid