The molecule is a N-acylglycine that is glycine substituted on nitrogen with a phenylacetyl group. It has a role as a mouse metabolite and a human metabolite. It is a monocarboxylic acid amide, a monocarboxylic acid and a N-acylglycine. It is a conjugate acid of a phenylacetylglycine(1-).
2-[(2-phenylacetyl)amino]acetic acid