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IUPAC name
2-(Carboxymethylamino)-2-oxoacetic acid
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| Other names
[(Carboxymethyl)amino](oxo)acetic acid
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| Abbreviations | NOG |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.213.188 |
| MeSH | oxalylglycine |
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| Properties | |
| C4H5NO5 | |
| Molar mass | 147.09 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | Colorless solid |
| log P | 1.232 |
| Acidity (pKa) | 2.827 |
| Basicity (pKb) | 11.170 |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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N-Oxalylglycine is the organic compound with the formula HO2CC(O)NHCH2CO2H. This colourless solid is used as an inhibitor of α-ketoglutarate-dependent enzymes. It is isosteric with α-ketoglutaric acid. Such enzymes are pervasive and, for example, are required for the synthesis of 4-hydroxyproline.