The molecule is a glycerophosphoinositol phosphate that is 1-archaetidyl-1D-myo-inositol bearing an additional phospho substituent at position 3. It is an ether lipid and a glycerophosphoinositol phosphate. It derives from a 2,3-di-O-phytanyl-sn-glycerol. It is a conjugate acid of a 1-archaetidyl-1D-myo-inositol 3-phosphate(3-).
[(2S)-2,3-bis[(3R,7R,11R)-3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecoxy]propyl] [(1S,2R,3S,4S,5R,6R)-2,3,4,6-tetrahydroxy-5-phosphonooxycyclohexyl] hydrogen phosphate