The molecule is trianion of 5-amino-1-(5-phospho-D-ribosyl)imidazole-4-carboxylic acid. It has a role as a human metabolite and a Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite. It is an organophosphate oxoanion and an imidazolyl carboxylic acid anion. It is a conjugate base of a 5-amino-1-(5-phospho-D-ribosyl)imidazole-4-carboxylic acid.
5-amino-1-[(2R,3R,4S,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-(phosphonatooxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]imidazole-4-carboxylate