The molecule is an amino nonasaccharide consisting of nine (1->6)-linked N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosamine residues; a synthetic oligosaccharide version of poly(N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosamine) (PNAG). It contains a N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminyl group and a [6)-beta-D-GlcpNAc-(1->] residue.
N-[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-6-[[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3-acetamido-6-[[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3-acetamido-6-[[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3-acetamido-6-[[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3-acetamido-6-[[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3-acetamido-6-[[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3-acetamido-6-[[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3-acetamido-6-[[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3-acetamido-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-4,5-dihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-4,5-dihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-4,5-dihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-4,5-dihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-4,5-dihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-4,5-dihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-4,5-dihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-2,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-3-yl]acetamide