The molecule is a trichothecene mycotoxin that is deoxynivalenol acetylated on the oxygen at C-15. A skin and eye irritant, along with its 3-acetyl regioisomer and its parent deoxynivalenol it is considered among the most commonly and widely distributed cereal contaminants. It has a role as an epitope and a mycotoxin. It derives from a deoxynivalenol.
[(1R,2R,3S,7R,9R,10R,12R)-3,10-dihydroxy-1,5-dimethyl-4-oxospiro[8-oxatricyclo[7.2.1.02,7]dodec-5-ene-12,2'-oxirane]-2-yl]methyl acetate