The molecule is a six-membered branched glucosamine oligosaccharide consisting of five D-mannosyl residues and one N-acetylglucosamine residue (the latter being located at the reducing end). An intermediate glycan structure of glycosylated proteins. It is a glucosamine oligosaccharide and an amino hexasaccharide.
N-[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-5-[(2S,3S,4S,5R,6R)-6-[[(2S,3S,4S,5R,6R)-3,5-dihydroxy-4-[(2S,3S,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-6-[[(2S,3S,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-3,5-dihydroxy-4-[(2S,3S,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-2,4-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]acetamide