The molecule is a D-galactosyl-N-acylsphingosine having a sulfo group at the 3-position on the galactose ring and tetracosanoyl as the N-acyl group. It is a galactosylceramide sulfate and a N-acyl-beta-D-galactosylsphingosine. It is a conjugate acid of a 1-(3-O-sulfo-beta-D-galactosyl)-N-tetracosanoylsphingosine(1-).
[(2R,3S,4S,5R,6R)-3,5-dihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[(E,2S,3R)-3-hydroxy-2-(tetracosanoylamino)octadec-4-enoxy]oxan-4-yl] hydrogen sulfate