The molecule is a D-glucoside that is derived by formal reaction of the primary hydroxy group of sphingosine at the anomeric position of D-glucose. It derives from a sphingosine. It is a conjugate base of a D-glucosylsphingosine(1+).
(3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[(E,2S,3R)-2-amino-3-hydroxyoctadec-4-enoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol