SMILES: C([C@H]([C@H](C(=O)[C@H](C(=O)O)O)O)O)O
Description: The molecule is a ketoaldonic acid that is D-gluconic acid in which the hydroxy group at position 3 has been oxidised to the corresponding ketone. It is a keto-D-gluconic acid, a 3-oxo monocarboxylic acid and a hydroxy monocarboxylic acid. It derives from a D-gluconic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 3-dehydro-D-gluconate.