The molecule is an amino disaccharide consisting of alpha-D-mannopyranose and 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-alpha-D-glucopyranose residues joined in sequence by a (1->4) glycosidic bond. It is a member of acetamides, an amino disaccharide and a glycosylglucose derivative. It derives from an alpha-D-mannose and a N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosamine.
N-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-2,4-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-5-[(2R,3S,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-3-yl]acetamide