CHEBI:44557 - nitrilotriacetic acid

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ChEBI Name nitrilotriacetic acid
ChEBI ID CHEBI:44557
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
Secondary ChEBI IDs CHEBI:34889, CHEBI:44555
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Formula C6H9NO6
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 191.13880
Monoisotopic Mass 191.04299
InChI InChI=1S/C6H9NO6/c8-4(9)1-7(2-5(10)11)3-6(12)13/h1-3H2,(H,8,9)(H,10,11)(H,12,13)
InChIKey MGFYIUFZLHCRTH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES OC(=O)CN(CC(O)=O)CC(O)=O
Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): Bronsted acid
A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Bronsted base).
(via oxoacid )
chelator
A ligand with two or more separate binding sites that can bind to a single metallic central atom, forming a chelate.
(via NTA )
Bronsted base
A molecular entity capable of accepting a hydron from a donor (Bronsted acid).
(via organic amino compound )
Biological Role(s): nephrotoxic agent
A role played by a chemical compound exihibiting itself through the ability to induce damage to the kidney in animals.
carcinogenic agent
A role played by a chemical compound which is known to induce a process of carcinogenesis by corrupting normal cellular pathways, leading to the acquistion of tumoral capabilities.
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing nitrilotriacetic acid (CHEBI:44557) has role carcinogenic agent (CHEBI:50903)
nitrilotriacetic acid (CHEBI:44557) has role nephrotoxic agent (CHEBI:50909)
nitrilotriacetic acid (CHEBI:44557) is a NTA (CHEBI:39054)
nitrilotriacetic acid (CHEBI:44557) is a tricarboxylic acid (CHEBI:27093)
nitrilotriacetic acid (CHEBI:44557) is conjugate acid of nitrilotriacetate(1−) (CHEBI:39053)
Incoming 2,2'-[(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)imino]diacetic acid (CHEBI:43960) has functional parent nitrilotriacetic acid (CHEBI:44557)
nitrilotriacetate(1−) (CHEBI:39053) is conjugate base of nitrilotriacetic acid (CHEBI:44557)
IUPAC Name
N,N-bis(carboxymethyl)glycine
Synonyms Sources
α,α',α''-trimethylaminetricarboxylic acid ChemIDplus
Complexon I ChEBI
H3nta IUPAC
Komplexon I ChEBI
N(CH2‒COOH)3 IUPAC
nitrilo-2,2',2''-triacetic acid ChemIDplus
Nitrilotriacetate KEGG COMPOUND
NITRILOTRIACETIC ACID PDBeChem
Nitrilotriacetic acid KEGG COMPOUND
Nitrilotriessigsäure ChEBI
NTA ChemIDplus
tri(carboxymethyl)amine ChemIDplus
triglycine ChemIDplus
Triglycollamic acid KEGG COMPOUND
Trilon A ChemIDplus
Manual Xrefs Databases
C14695 KEGG COMPOUND
DB03040 DrugBank
NTA PDBeChem
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
139-13-9 CAS Registry Number KEGG COMPOUND
139-13-9 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
139-13-9 CAS Registry Number NIST Chemistry WebBook
1710776 Beilstein Registry Number ChemIDplus
3726 Gmelin Registry Number Gmelin
Last Modified
20 July 2016