The molecule is a ganglioside derivative that is gangliosde GM1 in which the sialic acid residue contains CH2OH instead of COOH. It derives from a ganglioside GM1.
N-[(E,2S,3R)-1-[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-5-[(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-4-[(2S,4S,5R,6R)-5-acetamido-4-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[(1R,2R)-1,2,3-trihydroxypropyl]oxan-2-yl]oxy-3-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-3,4-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-3-hydroxyoctadec-4-en-2-yl]octadecanamide