The molecule is an amino disaccharide consisting of beta-D-glucose linked via a (1->3)-glycosidic bond to N-acetyl-D-glucosamine. It is an amino sugar, an amino disaccharide, a glucosamine oligosaccharide and a member of acetamides.
N-[(3R,4R,5S,6R)-2,4-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-3-yl]acetamide