Chemical Component Summary

NameNITRILOTRIACETIC ACID
Identifiers2-(bis(carboxymethyl)amino)ethanoic acid
FormulaC6 H9 N O6
Molecular Weight191.139
TypeNON-POLYMER
Isomeric SMILESC(C(=O)O)N(CC(=O)O)CC(=O)O
InChIInChI=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)
InChIKeyMGFYIUFZLHCRTH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Chemical Details

Formal Charge0
Atom Count22
Chiral Atom Count0
Bond Count21
Aromatic Bond Count0

Drug Info: DrugBank

DrugBank IDDB03040 
NameNitrilotriacetic acid
Groups experimental
DescriptionNitrilotriacetic acid is a derivative of acetic acid, N(CH2COOH)3. It is a complexing (sequestering) agent that forms stable complexes with Zn2+. (From Miall's Dictionary of Chemistry, 5th ed.)
Synonyms
  • α,α',α''-trimethylaminetricarboxylic acid
  • Triglycine
  • Triglycollamic acid
  • Nitrilotriacetic acid
  • nitrilo-2,2',2''-triacetic acid
Categories
  • Acetates
  • Acids, Acyclic
  • Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
  • Chelating Agents
  • Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household setting
CAS number139-13-9

Drug Targets

NameTarget SequencePharmacological ActionActions
LactotransferrinMKLVFLVLLFLGALGLCLAGRRRSVQWCAVSQPEATKCFQWQRNMRKVRG...unknown
Drug Info/Drug Targets: DrugBank 3.0: a comprehensive resource for 'omics' research on drugs. Knox C, Law V, Jewison T, Liu P, Ly S, Frolkis A, Pon A, Banco K, Mak C, Neveu V, Djoumbou Y, Eisner R, Guo AC, Wishart DS. Nucleic Acids Res. 2011 Jan; 39 (Database issue):D1035-41. | PMID:21059682

Related Resource References

Resource NameReference
PubChem 139057210, 8758
ChEMBL CHEMBL1234848
ChEBI CHEBI:44557
CCDC/CSD XELJAA, CANIAC, HAWZEK, MIHYAF, ITUXED, ITUXAZ
COD 2238828