The molecule is a scyllo-inositol phosphate compound having the phosphate group at the 6-position, guanidino groups replacing hydroxy functions at the 1-position and an alpha-L-lyxofuranosyl residue at the 4-position. It derives from a streptidine. It is a tautomer of an O-(1->4)-alpha-L-dihydrostreptosylstreptidine 6-phosphate zwitterion.
[(1S,2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-2,4-bis(diaminomethylideneamino)-5-[(2R,3R,4S,5S)-3,4-dihydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)-5-methyloxolan-2-yl]oxy-3,6-dihydroxycyclohexyl] dihydrogen phosphate