The molecule is a butenolide that is the methyl ester of 4-(4-hydroxy-5-methylidene-2-oxo-2,5-dihydrofuran-3-yl)-4-oxobutanoic acid It has a role as an Aspergillus metabolite. It is a butenolide, a methyl ester, an enol, an enone, an olefinic compound and a polyketide.
methyl 4-(4-hydroxy-5-methylidene-2-oxofuran-3-yl)-4-oxobutanoate