The molecule is a UDP-amino sugar having 2-acetamido-2,6-dideoxy-alpha-D-xylo-hex-4-ulose as the amino sugar component. It is an UDP-amino sugar and a secondary alpha-hydroxy ketone. It is a conjugate acid of an UDP-2-acetamido-2,6-dideoxy-alpha-D-xylo-hex-4-ulose(2-).
[(2R,3R,4R,6R)-3-acetamido-4-hydroxy-6-methyl-5-oxooxan-2-yl] [[(2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-(2,4-dioxopyrimidin-1-yl)-3,4-dihydroxyoxolan-2-yl]methoxy-hydroxyphosphoryl] hydrogen phosphate