The molecule is an amino dicarboxylic acid that is glycine in which both hydrogens attached to the nitrogen is substituted by a carboxymethyl group and a 2-hydroxyethyl group. It has a role as a chelator. It is an amino dicarboxylic acid and a glycine derivative. It derives from an iminodiacetic acid, a propionic acid and an ethanolamine.
2-[carboxymethyl(2-hydroxyethyl)amino]acetic acid