The molecule is an amino disaccharide consisting of two N-formyl-alpha-D-perosamine residues linked (1->3); forms the minimal structure for the M epitope of Brucella spp. It has a role as an epitope.
N-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6S)-4-[(2R,3S,4S,5S,6R)-5-formamido-3,4-dihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-5,6-dihydroxy-2-methyloxan-3-yl]formamide