The molecule is an antibiotic isolated from various Streptomyces species. It interferes with protein and DNA synthesis by inhibiting peptidyl transferase or the 80S ribosome system. It has a role as an antiparasitic agent, a DNA synthesis inhibitor, a protein synthesis inhibitor, an antineoplastic agent, an antimicrobial agent, a bacterial metabolite and an anticoronaviral agent. It is a monohydroxypyrrolidine and an organonitrogen heterocyclic antibiotic.
[(2R,3S,4S)-4-hydroxy-2-[(4-methoxyphenyl)methyl]pyrrolidin-3-yl] acetate