The molecule is a trideoxyhexose derivative that is alpha-D-glucose in which the 2 and 6-hydroxy groups are replaced by amino groups while the 3-hydroxy group is replaced by hydrogen. It is an amino sugar and a trideoxyhexose derivative. It derives from an alpha-D-glucose. It is a conjugate base of a 2,6-diamino-2,3,6-trideoxy-alpha-D-glucose(2+).
(2S,3R,5S,6R)-3-amino-6-(aminomethyl)oxane-2,5-diol