The molecule is a hydroxy monocarboxylic acid anion resulting from the removal of a proton from the carboxy group of (4S,5S)-4,5-dihydroxy-2,6-dioxohexanoic acid. The major species at pH 7.3. It is a hydroxy monocarboxylic acid anion and a dioxo monocarboxylic acid anion. It is a conjugate base of a (4S,5S)-4,5-dihydroxy-2,6-dioxohexanoic acid.
(4S,5S)-4,5-dihydroxy-2,6-dioxohexanoate