The molecule is an amino trisaccharide consisting of alpha-L-fucopyranose, 2-O-methyl-beta-D-galactopyranose and 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose residues joined in sequence by (1->3) and (1->4) glycosidic bonds. It is an amino sugar, an amino trisaccharide and a member of acetamides.
N-[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-2,4-dihydroxy-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-5-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-methoxy-4-[(2S,3S,4R,5S,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]acetamide