(2S,5R)-2,6-Diamino-5-[(2R,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyhexanoic acid, also known as hydroxylysine-galactose or beta-1-galactosyl-O-hydroxylysine, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as anisoles. These are organic compounds containing a methoxybenzene or a derivative thereof. Based on a literature review very few articles have been published on (2S,5R)-2,6-Diamino-5-[(2R,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyhexanoic acid.