The molecule is a member of the class of benzophenones in which one phenyl group is substituted at positions 2 and 6 by hydroxy groups while the other is substituted at positions 2, 4, and 6 by hydroxy, methyl, and carboxy groups, respectively. First obtained from the fungal strain Monodictys putredinis, isolated from the inner tissue of a marine green alga, it was subsequently obtained from the fungus Aspergillus nidulans. It has a role as a metabolite. It is a member of benzophenones, a member of resorcinols, a monocarboxylic acid and a member of benzoic acids.
2-(2,6-dihydroxybenzoyl)-3-hydroxy-5-methylbenzoic acid