The molecule is an enoate ester obtained by the formal condensation (2E)-2-[(1S)-1-hydroxy-2-oxopropyl]tridec-2-enoic acid with methanol. Isolated from Lindera aggregata, it exhibits apoptotic activity against human hepatoma hep G2 cells. It has a role as a metabolite and an antineoplastic agent. It is an enoate ester, a ketone, a secondary alcohol and a secondary alpha-hydroxy ketone.
methyl (E)-2-[(1S)-1-hydroxy-2-oxopropyl]tridec-2-enoate