The molecule is a linear amino tetrasaccharide consisting of D-glucose at the reducing end having an N-acetyl-beta-D-galactosaminyl-(1->3)-alpha-D-galactosyl-(1->4)-beta-D-galactosyl moiety attached at the 4-position. It is an amino tetrasaccharide and a galactosamine oligosaccharide.
N-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6R)-2-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[(2R,3R,4R,5R,6S)-4,5-dihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[(2R,3S,4R,5R)-4,5,6-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxyoxan-3-yl]oxy-3,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-4-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]acetamide