The molecule is the monocarboxylic acid anion obtained by removal of a proton from the carboxy groups of (2xi)-D-gluco-heptonic acid. It is a monocarboxylic acid anion and a carbohydrate acid anion. It is a conjugate base of a (2xi)-D-gluco-heptonic acid.
(3R,4S,5R,6R)-2,3,4,5,6,7-hexahydroxyheptanoate