The molecule is an amino nonasaccharide consisting of beta-D-GlcA-(1->4)-alpha-D-GlcNS-(1->4)-beta-D-GlcA-(1->4)-alpha-D-GlcNS-(1->4)-beta-D-GlcA-(1->4)-alpha-D-GlcNS-(1->4)-beta-D-GlcA-(1->4)-alpha-D-GlcNS(6S)-(1->4)-beta-D-GlcA in which the hydrogen attached to the anomeric oxygen is replaced by a 4-nitrophenyl group. It is a C-nitro compound, a carbohydrate acid derivative, a glycoside, an amino nonasaccharide and an oligosaccharide sulfate.
(2S,3S,4S,5R,6R)-6-[(2R,3S,4R,5R,6R)-6-[(2S,3S,4R,5R,6R)-2-carboxy-6-[(2R,3S,4R,5R,6R)-6-[(2S,3S,4R,5R,6R)-2-carboxy-6-[(2R,3S,4R,5R,6R)-6-[(2S,3S,4R,5R,6R)-2-carboxy-6-[(2R,3S,4R,5R,6R)-6-[(2S,3S,4R,5R,6S)-2-carboxy-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(4-nitrophenoxy)oxan-3-yl]oxy-4-hydroxy-5-(sulfoamino)-2-(sulfooxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxyoxan-3-yl]oxy-4-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-5-(sulfoamino)oxan-3-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxyoxan-3-yl]oxy-4-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-5-(sulfoamino)oxan-3-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxyoxan-3-yl]oxy-4-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-5-(sulfoamino)oxan-3-yl]oxy-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxane-2-carboxylic acid