The molecule is a tricarboxylic acid amide that is a Good's buffer substance, pKa = 6.6 at 20 鈩? It is a dicarboxylic acid, a tricarboxylic acid amide and an ADA. It derives from a nitrilotriacetic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 2,2'-[(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)imino]diacetate(1-).
2-[(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)-(carboxymethyl)amino]acetic acid