The molecule is a linear amino hexasaccharide made up from alternating galactose and glucosamine units linked by alternating beta-(1->4)- an d beta-(1->3)-linkages. It is an amino hexasaccharide and a glucosamine oligosaccharide.
N-[(3R,4R,5S,6R)-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-4-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3-acetamido-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-4-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3-acetamido-4-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-3,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-4-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-3,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-2,4-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]acetamide