[{"from": "human", "value": "Describe this molecule. [C][Branch1][=Branch1][C][=Branch1][C][=O][O][C][Branch1][#Branch1][C][P+1][=Branch1][C][=O][O][Branch1][=Branch1][C][=Branch1][C][=O][O][O]"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "The molecule is a 2-hydroxydicarboxylic acid that is malic acid carrying an additional phosphinomethyl substituent at position 2. It has a role as a bacterial metabolite. It is a 2-hydroxydicarboxylic acid and a member of phosphinic acids. It is functionally related to a malic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 2-phosphinomethylmalate(3-)."}]