The molecule is a monocarboxylic acid anion resulting from the removal of a proton from the carboxy group of 2-amino-2-deoxy-D-gluconic acid. It has a role as a bacterial metabolite. It is a carbohydrate acid derivative anion and a monocarboxylic acid anion. It derives from a D-gluconate. It is a conjugate base of a 2-amino-2-deoxy-D-gluconic acid and a 2-amino-2-deoxy-D-gluconic acid zwitterion.
(2R,3R,4S,5R)-2-amino-3,4,5,6-tetrahydroxyhexanoate