The molecule is an N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosaminide having (S)-malyl as the anomeric substituent. It derives from a (S)-malic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a (S)-malyl N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosaminide(2-).
(2S)-2-[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3-acetamido-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxybutanedioic acid