The molecule is an O-acyl carbohydrate that is beta-D-glucopyranose in which the anomeric hydroxy hydrogen has been replaced by a 3,4-dihydroxybenzoyl group. It is an O-acyl carbohydrate, a benzoate ester, a beta-D-glucoside and a monosaccharide derivative. It derives from a 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid.
[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate