The molecule is an organophosphate oxoanion that is the conjugate base of archaeal dolichyl N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosaminyl phosphate arising from deprotonation of the phosphate OH group; major species at pH 7.3. Dolichol used by archaea is is generally much shorter (C55-C60) than that used by eukaryotes and may have additional saturation positions in the chain. It derives from an archaeal dolichol.
[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3-acetamido-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] [(6Z,10E,14E)-3,7,11,15,19-pentamethylicosa-6,10,14-trienyl] phosphate