The molecule is a polyether antibiotic produced by a strain of Streptomyces mutabilis NRRL 8088. It has a role as a bacterial metabolite and an ionophore. It is a polyether antibiotic, a spiroketal, a 3-hydroxy monocarboxylic acid, a cyclic hemiketal and a member of oxolanes. It is a conjugate acid of a mutalomycin(1-).
(2S)-2-[(2R,3R,4S,5R,6S)-2-hydroxy-6-[(1S)-1-[(2S,5R,7S,8R,9S)-7-hydroxy-2-[(2R,5S)-5-[(2R,3S,5R)-5-[(2S,3S,5R,6S)-6-hydroxy-3,5,6-trimethyloxan-2-yl]-3-methyloxolan-2-yl]-5-methyloxolan-2-yl]-2,8-dimethyl-1,10-dioxaspiro[4.5]decan-9-yl]ethyl]-4-methoxy-3,5-dimethyloxan-2-yl]propanoic acid