The molecule is a UDP-amino sugar having N-acetyl-3-O-(1-carboxyvinyl)-D-glucosamine as the sugar component. It derives from an UDP-D-glucosamine. It is a conjugate acid of an UDP-N-acetyl-3-O-(1-carboxylatovinyl)-D-glucosamine(3-).
2-[(3R,4R,5S,6R)-3-acetamido-2-[[[(2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-(2,4-dioxopyrimidin-1-yl)-3,4-dihydroxyoxolan-2-yl]methoxy-hydroxyphosphoryl]oxy-hydroxyphosphoryl]oxy-5-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-4-yl]oxyprop-2-enoic acid