The molecule is an ethylenediamine derivative in which three of the four amine protons of ethylenediamine are replaced by carboxymethyl groups. It has a role as a chelator and a bacterial xenobiotic metabolite. It is an ethylenediamine derivative, a polyamino carboxylic acid, a tricarboxylic acid and a glycine derivative. It is a conjugate acid of an ethylenediaminetriacetate(2-).
2-[2-[bis(carboxymethyl)amino]ethylamino]acetic acid