The molecule is an isoquinoline alkaloid that is (3S)-6,8-dimethoxy-1,3-dimethyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline substituted by a 4,5-dimethoxy-7-methylnaphthalen-1-yl group at position 5. It is isolated from the leaves of Ancistrocladus tanzaniensis and exhibits antiplasmodial, antileishmanial and antitrypanocidal activities. It has a role as a metabolite, an antileishmanial agent, an antiplasmodial drug and a trypanocidal drug. It is an aromatic ether, an isoquinoline alkaloid, a methoxynaphthalene, a member of methylnaphthalenes, a biaryl and a member of isoquinolines.
(3S)-5-(4,5-dimethoxy-7-methylnaphthalen-1-yl)-6,8-dimethoxy-1,3-dimethyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline