The molecule is a monosaccharide sulfate that is beta-D-galactose bearing a single sulfo substituent at position 3; sulfatide in which both acyl chains have been removed by treatment with ceramide glycanase. It has a role as an epitope. It derives from a beta-D-galactose.
[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2,3,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-4-yl] hydrogen sulfate