The molecule is a UDP-amino sugar having 2-acetamido-3-amino-2,3-dideoxy-alpha-D-ribo-hex-3-uloseuronic acid as the amino sugar component. It is an UDP-amino sugar and a secondary alpha-hydroxy ketone. It derives from a D-glucuronic acid. It is a conjugate acid of an UDP-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-alpha-D-ribo-hex-3-uluronate(3-).
(2S,3R,5S,6R)-5-acetamido-6-[[[(2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-(2,4-dioxopyrimidin-1-yl)-3,4-dihydroxyoxolan-2-yl]methoxy-hydroxyphosphoryl]oxy-hydroxyphosphoryl]oxy-3-hydroxy-4-oxooxane-2-carboxylic acid