The molecule is a macrolide antibiotic that is tylonolide having mono- and diglycosyl moieties attached to two of its hydroxy groups.. It is an aldehyde, an enone, a macrolide antibiotic, a monosaccharide derivative, a disaccharide derivative and a leucomycin. It derives from a tylactone. It is a conjugate acid of a demethylmacrocin(1+).
2-[(4R,5S,6S,7R,9R,11E,13E,15R,16R)-6-[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-5-[(2S,4R,5S,6S)-4,5-dihydroxy-4,6-dimethyloxan-2-yl]oxy-4-(dimethylamino)-3-hydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-16-ethyl-4-hydroxy-5,9,13-trimethyl-2,10-dioxo-15-[[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-1-oxacyclohexadeca-11,13-dien-7-yl]acetaldehyde