The molecule is a galactosylceramide that is beta-D-galactosylsphinganine in which the ceramide N-acyl group is specified as hexanoyl. It derives from a hexanoic acid.
N-[(2S,3R)-3-hydroxy-1-[(2R,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoctadecan-2-yl]hexanamide