The molecule is a carbotricyclic compound that is 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroanthracene-9,10-dione substituted by hydroxy groups at positions 1, 2, 3 and 8 and a methyl group at position 6. It is isolated from a pleosporalean ascomycete (MF7028), an endophytic fungus from Anthyllis vulneraria and exhibits modest antibacterial activity against a number of bacterial strains. Additionally it exhibits cytotoxicity against HeLa cells. It has a role as a metabolite, an antibacterial agent and an antineoplastic agent. It is a member of phenols, a carbotricyclic compound, a secondary alcohol and a member of p-quinones.
(1R,2S,3S)-1,2,3,8-tetrahydroxy-6-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroanthracene-9,10-dione