The molecule is a cembrane diterpenoid isolated from the soft coral Lobophytum crassum and shown to have anti-inflammatory and antineoplastic activity. It has a role as an anti-inflammatory agent, an antineoplastic agent and a coral metabolite. It is a cembrane diterpenoid, a gamma-lactone and a secondary alcohol.
(3aR,5E,9E,12S,13E,15aS)-12-hydroxy-6,10,14-trimethyl-3-methylidene-3a,4,7,8,11,12,15,15a-octahydrocyclotetradeca[b]furan-2-one