The molecule is a member of the class of tetracenes that is tetracenomycin C in which the methoxy group at position 3 is replaced by a phenolic OH. It has a role as a bacterial metabolite. It is an enol ether, an enone, a triol, a polyphenol, a methyl ester, a tetracenomycin and a tertiary alpha-hydroxy ketone.
methyl (6aR,7S,10aR)-3,6a,7,10a,12-pentahydroxy-8-methoxy-1-methyl-6,10,11-trioxo-7H-tetracene-2-carboxylate