The molecule is an amino disaccharide that is 2-acetamido-beta-D-glucopyranose in which the hydroxy group at position 6 has been glycosylated by an alpha-D-galactopyranosyl group. It is an amino disaccharide, a member of acetamides and an alpha-D-galactoside. It derives from a N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosamine.
N-[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-2,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-3-yl]acetamide