The molecule is a member of the class of neuraminic acids that is neuraminic acid attached in sequence to beta-D-galactopyranosyl, 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranosyl, beta-D-galactopyranosyl, and beta-D-glucopyranosyl, residues by (2->3), (1->3), (1->3) and (1->4) glycosidic linkages. The galactosyl residue attached to the neuraminic acid is glycosylated at position 4 by a beta-D-acetamidogalactosyl residue, while the other galactosiyl residue has been glycosylated at position 4 by a beta-D-galactopyranosyl-(1->3)-2-acetamido-beta-D-galactopyranosyl residue. It is a member of neuraminic acids and an octasaccharide derivative. It derives from a beta-D-GalpNAc-(1->4)-[beta-D-GalpNAc-(1->4)-[alpha-Neup5Ac-(2->3)]-beta-D-Galp-(1->3)-beta-D-GlcpNAc-(1->3)]-beta-D-Galp-(1->4)-beta-D-Glcp.
(2S,4S,5R,6R)-5-acetamido-2-[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-2-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3-acetamido-2-[(2R,3S,4R,5R,6S)-3-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6R)-3-acetamido-5-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-4-[(2R,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-5-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[(2R,3S,4R,5R,6R)-4,5,6-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxyoxan-4-yl]oxy-5-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-4-yl]oxy-5-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6R)-3-acetamido-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-3-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-4-yl]oxy-4-hydroxy-6-[(1R,2R)-1,2,3-trihydroxypropyl]oxane-2-carboxylic acid