The molecule is a terpene lactone that is 3,4,5,5a,6,7,7a,10,10a,10b-decahydro-2H-1-oxabenzo[cd]cyclopenta[h]azulen-2-one substituted by a hydroxy group at position 10b and methyl groups at positions 3, 6, 9 and 10a. It is isolated from the West Indian gorgonian octocoral Pseudopterogorgia elisabethae and exhibits antitubercular and antimalarial activity. It has a role as a metabolite, an antimalarial and an antitubercular agent. It is a terpene lactone, an organic heterotetracyclic compound and a tertiary alcohol.
(1S,2S,6R,8S,9R,12S)-1-hydroxy-2,4,8,12-tetramethyl-15-oxatetracyclo[7.6.1.02,6.013,16]hexadeca-4,13(16)-dien-14-one