The molecule is a member of the class of xanthones that is 1,2,3,4,4a,9a-hexahydro-9H-xanthen-9-one substituted by hydroxy groups at positions 1, 4, 8 and 9a, a hydroxymethyl group at position 6 and a methyl group at position 4a. Isolated from the endophytic fungus Microdiplodia species, it exhibits antibacterial activity. It has a role as a metabolite and an antibacterial agent. It is a member of xanthones, a member of phenols, a member of benzyl alcohols, a secondary alcohol, a tertiary alcohol and a tertiary alpha-hydroxy ketone.
(1S,4S,4aS,9aR)-1,4,8,9a-tetrahydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-4a-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroxanthen-9-one