product of D-glucosamine & ethyl acetoacetate which acts as an alloxan-diabetes factor in rats; structure given in first source
Also Known As:
ethyl-2-methyl-5-(D-arabinotetrahydroxybutyl)-3-pyrrole carboxylate; glucosamine acetoacetate condensate; 1H-Pyrrole-3-carboxylic acid, 2-methyl-5-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroxybutyl)-, ethyl ester, (1R-(1R*,2S*,3R*))-