The molecule is an amino trisaccharide consisting of beta-D-galactopyranosyl, 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-2-O-sulfo-beta-D-glucopyranosyl and 2-acetamido-2-deoxygalactitol residues linked together in sequence by (1->3) glycosidic bonds. It is a N-acyl-hexosamine, an amino trisaccharide, a member of acetamides and an oligosaccharide sulfate.
[(2R,3S,4R,5R,6R)-5-acetamido-6-[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-2-acetamido-1,4,5,6-tetrahydroxyhexan-3-yl]oxy-3-hydroxy-4-[(2R,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]methyl hydrogen sulfate