The molecule is a carbohydrate acid derivative anion obtained by deprotonation of the carboxy and sulfo groups of 6-deoxy-6-sulfo-D-gluconic acid; major species at pH 7.3. It is a carbohydrate acid derivative anion, a monocarboxylic acid anion and an organosulfonate oxoanion. It is a conjugate base of a 6-deoxy-6-sulfo-D-gluconic acid.
(2R,3S,4S,5S)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxy-6-sulfonatohexanoate