The molecule is a butirosin that is butirosin B in which a gamma-L-glutamyl is attached to the amino group of the (S)-4-amino-2-hydroxybutyrate side-chain. It has a role as an antimicrobial agent. It derives from a neamine. It is a conjugate base of a gamma-L-glutamylbutirosin B(3+).
(2S)-2-amino-5-[[(3S)-4-[[(1R,2S,3R,4R,5S)-5-amino-4-[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3-amino-6-(aminomethyl)-4,5-dihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy-2-hydroxycyclohexyl]amino]-3-hydroxy-4-oxobutyl]amino]-5-oxopentanoic acid