The molecule is a glutamic semialdehyde that is L-glutamate 5-semialdehyde in which one of the hydrogens of the amino group has been replaced by an acetyl group. It is a member of acetamides and a glutamic semialdehyde. It derives from a L-glutamic 5-semialdehyde. It is a conjugate acid of a 2-acetamido-5-oxopentanoate.
(2S)-2-acetamido-5-oxopentanoic acid