The molecule is a beta-D-glucoside resulting from the formal condensation of the omega-hydroxy group of 16-hydroxyhexadecanoic acid (16-hydroxypalmitic acid) with beta-D-glucose. It derives from a 16-hydroxyhexadecanoic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 16-(beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy)hexadecanoate.
16-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyhexadecanoic acid