The molecule is a sphingolipid in which D-xylo-phytosphingosine is substituted on O-1 by an alpha-D-galactosyl group and on nitrogen by a hexacosanoyl group. It derives from a D-xylo-phytosphingosine.
N-[(2S,3R,4R)-3,4-dihydroxy-1-[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoctadecan-2-yl]hexacosanamide