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