The molecule is a monocarboxylic acid anion resulting from the removal of a proton from the carboxy group of 6-phospho-D-gluconic acid. It is a carbohydrate acid derivative anion and a monocarboxylic acid anion. It derives from a D-gluconate. It is a conjugate base of a 6-phospho-D-gluconic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 6-phosphonatooxy-D-gluconate.
(2R,3S,4R,5R)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxy-6-phosphonooxyhexanoate