The molecule is the 5-phospho derivative of 2-dehydro-D-gluconic acid. It has a role as an Escherichia coli metabolite. It derives from a 2-dehydro-D-gluconic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-6-phosphonato-D-gluconate(3-).
(4S,5R)-4,5-dihydroxy-2-oxo-6-phosphonooxyhexanoic acid