The molecule is a 2-oxo monocarboxylic acid anion that results from the removal of a proton from the carboxylic acid group of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylpyruvic acid. It derives from a pyruvate. It is a conjugate base of a 3,4-dihydroxyphenylpyruvic acid.
3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-oxopropanoate