The molecule is the N,N'-diacetylated derivative of chitobiose, but with no stereodesignation for the anomeric carbon atom. It has a role as a human metabolite, an Escherichia coli metabolite and a mouse metabolite. It derives from a beta-D-glucosaminyl-(1->4)-D-glucosamine.
N-[(3R,4R,5S,6R)-5-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3-acetamido-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-2,4-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]acetamide