The molecule is an amino disaccharide consisting of alpha-D-glucopyranose and 2-acetamido-2-deoxyalpha-D-galactopyranose residues joined in sequence by a (1->3) glycosidic bond. It is an amino disaccharide and a member of acetamides. It derives from a N-acetyl-alpha-D-galactosamine and an alpha-D-glucose.
N-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6R)-2,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-4-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-3-yl]acetamide