The molecule is a sesquiterpene lactone obtained by formal condensation of one of the carboxy groups of oxalic acid with the 15-hydroxy group of 11beta,13-dihydrolactucin. Found in chicory. It has a role as a plant metabolite. It is an azulenofuran, a cyclic terpene ketone, an enone, a secondary alcohol, a sesquiterpene lactone and an oxo monocarboxylic acid. It derives from a lactucin and an oxalic acid.
2-[[(3aR,4S,9aS,9bR)-4-hydroxy-3,6-dimethyl-2,7-dioxo-3,3a,4,5,9a,9b-hexahydroazuleno[8,7-b]furan-9-yl]methoxy]-2-oxoacetic acid