The molecule is an amino dicarboxylic acid that is glycine in which one of the hydrogens attached to the nitrogen is substituted by a carboxymethyl group. It has a role as a chelator. It is a glycine derivative, an amino dicarboxylic acid and a non-proteinogenic alpha-amino acid. It is a conjugate acid of an iminodiacetate.
2-(carboxymethylamino)acetic acid