The molecule is an anionic ganglioside obtained by deprotonation of the neuraminosyl carboxy groups of ganglioside GD1b(d18:1/C18:0); major species at pH 7.3. It is an anionic ganglioside and a beta-Gal-(1->3)-beta-GalNAc-(1->4)-[alpha-Neu5Ac-(2->8)-alpha-Neu5Ac-(2->3)]-beta-Gal-(1->4)-beta-Glc-(1<->1')-Cer(2-). It is a conjugate base of a beta-Gal-(1->3)-beta-GalNAc-(1->4)-[alpha-Neu5Ac-(2->8)-alpha-Neu5Ac-(2->3)]-beta-Gal-(1->4)-beta-Glc-(1<->1')-Cer(d18:1/18:0).
(2S,4S,5R,6R)-5-acetamido-6-[(1S,2R)-2-[(2S,4S,5R,6R)-5-acetamido-2-carboxylato-4-hydroxy-6-[(1R,2R)-1,2,3-trihydroxypropyl]oxan-2-yl]oxy-1,3-dihydroxypropyl]-2-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-5-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6R)-3-acetamido-5-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-4-[(2R,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-2-[(2R,3S,4R,5R,6R)-4,5-dihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[(E,2S,3R)-3-hydroxy-2-(octadecanoylamino)octadec-4-enoxy]oxan-3-yl]oxy-3-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-4-yl]oxy-4-hydroxyoxane-2-carboxylate