The molecule is a semisynthetic derivative obtained by alkaline hydrolysis of the macrocyclic lactone ring of brefeldin A. It is a secondary allylic alcohol, a triol, an alpha,beta-unsaturated monocarboxylic acid, a 4-hydroxy monocarboxylic acid, an alicyclic compound and a semisynthetic derivative. It derives from a brefeldin A.
(E,4R)-4-hydroxy-4-[(1R,2S,4S)-4-hydroxy-2-[(E,6S)-6-hydroxyhept-1-enyl]cyclopentyl]but-2-enoic acid