The molecule is a differentiation-inducing factor that is pentaphenone bearing two chloro substituents at positions 3 and 5, two hydroxy substituents at positions 2 and 6 as well as a single methoxy substituent at position 4. A secreted, chlorinated molecule that controls cell fate during development of Dictyostelium cells. It has a role as a eukaryotic metabolite and a signalling molecule. It is a dichlorobenzene, a differentiation-inducing factor, a monomethoxybenzene and a member of resorcinols.
1-(3,5-dichloro-2,6-dihydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)pentan-1-one