SMILES: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)N[C@@H](CO[C@H]1[C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O1)CO)O[C@H]2[C@@H]([C@H]([C@H]([C@H](O2)CO)O)O[C@@]3(C[C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H](O3)[C@@H]([C@@H](CO)O)O)NC(=O)C)O)C(=O)[O-])O)O)O)[C@@H](/C=C/CCCCCCCCCCCCC)O
Description: The molecule is an anionic ganglioside obtained by deprotonation of the neuraminosyl carboxy group of ganglioside GM3 (d18:1/C18:0); major species at pH 7.3. It is an anionic ganglioside and an alpha-N-acetylneuraminosyl-(2->3)-beta-D-galactosyl-(1->4)-beta-D-glucosyl-(1<->1')-N-acylsphingosine(1-). It is a conjugate base of an alpha-Neu5Ac-(2->3)-beta-D-Gal-(1->4)-beta-D-Glc-(1<->1')-Cer(d18:1/18:0).