The molecule is a pyridine alkaloid that is pyridine N-oxide substituted by a methyldisulfanyl group at position 2. Isolated from Allium stipitatum, it exhibits antibacterial activity. It has a role as a metabolite and an antibacterial agent. It is a member of pyridine N-oxides, an organic disulfide and a pyridine alkaloid. It derives from a pyridine N-oxide.
2-(methyldisulfanyl)-1-oxidopyridin-1-ium