The molecule is a beta-D-glucoside compound having a (pentanoyl)-phloroglucinyl moiety at the anomeric position. Isolated from the whole plant of Indigofera heterantha, it exhibits lipoxygenase inhibitory activity. It has a role as a metabolite and a lipoxygenase inhibitor. It is a beta-D-glucoside, an aromatic ketone and a member of catechols. It derives from a phloroglucinol.
1-[2,4-dihydroxy-6-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyphenyl]pentan-1-one