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.^[1] It is isosteric with α-Ketoglutaric acid. Such enzymes are pervasive and, for example, are required for the synthesis of 4-hydroxyproline.

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N-Oxalylglycine

Names
IUPAC name N-Oxaloglycine
Systematic IUPAC name [(Carboxymethyl)amino](oxo)acetic acid
Identifiers
CAS Number	5262-39-5 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
Abbreviations	NOG
ChEBI	CHEBI:44482 N
ChEMBL	ChEMBL90852 Y
ChemSpider	2338366 Y
ECHA InfoCard	100.213.188
MeSH	oxalylglycine
PubChem CID	3080614
UNII	VVW38EB8YS Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID20200601
InChI InChI=1S/C4H5NO5/c6-2(7)1-5-3(8)4(9)10/h1H2,(H,5,8)(H,6,7)(H,9,10) Y Key: BIMZLRFONYSTPT-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
SMILES OC(=O)CNC(=O)C(O)=O
Properties
Chemical formula	C4H5NO5
Molar mass	147.086 g·mol−1
Appearance	Colorless solid
log P	1.232
Acidity (pKa)	2.827
Basicity (pKb)	11.170
Related compounds
Related compounds	N-Acetylglycinamide Glycylglycine Oxalyldiaminopropionic acid
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). N verify (what is YN ?) Infobox references

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