The molecule is a macrolide antibiotic produced by certain strains of Streptomyces narbonensis var. josamyceticus. It has a role as an antibacterial drug and a metabolite. It is a macrolide antibiotic, an aldehyde, a tertiary amino compound, a tertiary alcohol, an acetate ester, a disaccharide derivative and a glycoside.
[(2S,3S,4R,6S)-6-[(2R,3S,4R,5R,6S)-6-[[(4R,5S,6S,7R,9R,10R,11E,13E,16R)-4-acetyloxy-10-hydroxy-5-methoxy-9,16-dimethyl-2-oxo-7-(2-oxoethyl)-1-oxacyclohexadeca-11,13-dien-6-yl]oxy]-4-(dimethylamino)-5-hydroxy-2-methyloxan-3-yl]oxy-4-hydroxy-2,4-dimethyloxan-3-yl] 3-methylbutanoate