The molecule is a quassinoid isolated from Brucea javanica and Brucea sumatrana and has been shown to exhibit antimalarial activity. It has a role as a metabolite, an antimalarial and an antineoplastic agent. It is a quassinoid, a delta-lactone, a cyclic ether, an enone, an organic heteropentacyclic compound, a tetrol, an enol and a methyl ester.
methyl (1R,2S,3R,6R,8R,13S,14R,15R,16S,17S)-3,10,15,16-tetrahydroxy-9,13-dimethyl-4,11-dioxo-5,18-dioxapentacyclo[12.5.0.01,6.02,17.08,13]nonadec-9-ene-17-carboxylate