The molecule is a ketoaldonic acid phosphate consisting of 3-deoxy-alpha-D-manno-oct-2-ulosonic acid carrying a phospho substituent at position 8. It is a carbohydrate acid derivative and a ketoaldonic acid phosphate. It derives from a 3-deoxy-alpha-D-manno-oct-2-ulopyranosonic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 3-deoxy-alpha-D-manno-2-octulosonate-8-phosphate(3-).
(2R,4R,5R,6R)-2,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[(1R)-1-hydroxy-2-phosphonooxyethyl]oxane-2-carboxylic acid