The molecule is a CMP-sugar having 8-amino-3,8-dideoxy-alpha-D-manno-oct-2-ulosonic acid as the sugar component. It has a role as a bacterial metabolite. It derives from an 8-amino-3,8-dideoxy-alpha-D-manno-oct-2-ulosonic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a CMP-8-amino-3,8-dideoxy-alpha-D-manno-oct-2-ulosonate(1-).
(2S,4R,5R,6R)-6-[(1R)-2-amino-1-hydroxyethyl]-2-[[(2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-(4-amino-2-oxopyrimidin-1-yl)-3,4-dihydroxyoxolan-2-yl]methoxy-hydroxyphosphoryl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxyoxane-2-carboxylic acid