The molecule is a mycolate ester formed by esterification of corynomycolic acid with the 6-OH of D-glucose. (C32 is the average tail length of a reported naturally occurring range of 30-36 carbon atoms.) It has a role as an antigen. It derives from a D-glucopyranose and a corynomycolic acid.
[(2R,3S,4S,5R)-3,4,5,6-tetrahydroxyoxan-2-yl]methyl 3-hydroxy-2-tetradecyloctadecanoate