The molecule is a toxic anthracycline antibiotic that is produced by Actinomadura carminata and also has potent antineoplastic activity. It has a role as an antineoplastic agent and an apoptosis inducer. It is an anthracycline antibiotic, an aminoglycoside antibiotic, a member of tetracenequinones, a member of p-quinones and a tertiary alpha-hydroxy ketone. It is a conjugate base of a carminomycin(1+). It derives from a hydride of a tetracene.
(7S,9S)-9-acetyl-7-[(2R,4S,5S,6S)-4-amino-5-hydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-4,6,9,11-tetrahydroxy-8,10-dihydro-7H-tetracene-5,12-dione