The molecule is an anthracycline antibiotic isolated from the culture broth of Nocardia sp. MJ896-43F17. It exhibits significant antimycobacterial activity against several drug-resistant Mycobacterium smegmatis strains. It has a role as an antimycobacterial drug. It is an anthracycline antibiotic, an aminoglycoside, a deoxy hexoside, an aromatic ether and a tertiary amino compound.
7-[4-(dimethylamino)-5-hydroxy-4,6-dimethyloxan-2-yl]oxy-4,6,9,10-tetrahydroxy-1,8-dimethoxy-9-methyl-8,10-dihydro-7H-tetracene-5,12-dione