The molecule is a cyclodepsipeptide that is N-[(3R)-3-hydroxy-14-methylpentadecanoyl]-L-alpha-glutamyl-L-leucyl-D-leucyl-L-valyl-L-alpha-aspartyl-D-leucyl-L-leucine in which the C-terminal carboxy group has been lactonised by condensation with the alcoholic hydroxy group. It has a role as an antibacterial agent, an antifungal agent, an antiviral agent, a surfactant, a metabolite and an antineoplastic agent. It is a cyclodepsipeptide, a lipopeptide antibiotic and a macrocyclic lactone.
3-[(3S,6R,9S,12S,15R,18S,21S,25R)-9-(carboxymethyl)-25-(11-methyldodecyl)-3,6,15,18-tetrakis(2-methylpropyl)-2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23-octaoxo-12-propan-2-yl-1-oxa-4,7,10,13,16,19,22-heptazacyclopentacos-21-yl]propanoic acid