The molecule is a limonoid that is nimbin in which the acetyloxy group at position 6 is replaced by a hydroxy hroup. It has been isolated from Azadirachta indica. It has a role as a plant metabolite, an antifeedant and an insect growth regulator. It is a cyclic terpene ketone, an enone, a member of furans, a limonoid, a tetracyclic triterpenoid, a methyl ester and a diester. It derives from a nimbin.
methyl (1S,2R,3R,4R,8R,9S,10R,13R,15R)-13-(furan-3-yl)-2-hydroxy-9-(2-methoxy-2-oxoethyl)-4,8,10,12-tetramethyl-7-oxo-16-oxatetracyclo[8.6.0.03,8.011,15]hexadeca-5,11-diene-4-carboxylate