The molecule is an amino disaccharide consisting of 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose and D-mannopyranose residues joined in sequence by a (1->2) glycosidic bond. It is a glycosylmannose derivative, an amino disaccharide and a member of acetamides.
N-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-2-[(3S,4S,5S,6R)-2,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxyoxan-3-yl]acetamide