The molecule is a glutathione conjugate in which the thiol hydrogen of glutathione has been replaced by a 2,5-dihydroxyphenyl group. It has a role as a human xenobiotic metabolite and a nephrotoxic agent. It is a glutathione conjugate, an aryl sulfide and a member of hydroquinones. It is a conjugate acid of a 2-(glutathion-S-yl)-1,4-hydroquinone(1-).
(2S)-2-amino-5-[[(2R)-1-(carboxymethylamino)-3-(2,5-dihydroxyphenyl)sulfanyl-1-oxopropan-2-yl]amino]-5-oxopentanoic acid