The molecule is a pyrrolidinone that is 1,5-dimethylpyrrolidine-2,4-dione substituted by a 1-hydroxy-13-methyltetradecylidene moiety at position 3. Isolated from the marine sponge Melophlus sarasinorum and other species of genus Melophlus, it exhibits cytotoxicity against murine leukemia cell line. It has a role as a metabolite and an antineoplastic agent. It is an enol, a lactam and a member of pyrrolidin-2-ones.
3-hydroxy-1,2-dimethyl-4-(13-methyltetradecanoyl)-2H-pyrrol-5-one