The molecule is a member of the class of ureas that is N-carbamoylglycine in which the pro-R hydrogen has been replaced by a phenyl group. It is a member of ureas and a monocarboxylic acid. It derives from a D-alpha-phenylglycine and a N-carbamoylglycine. It is a conjugate acid of a N-carbamoyl-D-phenylglycine(1-).
(2R)-2-(carbamoylamino)-2-phenylacetic acid