The molecule is a member of the class of acetohydroxamic acids that is acetamide in which one of the amino hydrogens has been replaced by a hydroxy group. It has a role as an EC 3.5.1.5 (urease) inhibitor and an algal metabolite. It derives from an acetamide. It is a tautomer of a N-hydroxyacetimidic acid.
N-hydroxyacetamide