The molecule is a monohydroxyflavanone that is (2S)-flavanone substituted by a hydroxy group at position 5, a methoxy group at position 7 and a (1E)-3-oxobut-1-en-1-yl group at position 8. Isolated from Tephrosia toxicaria, it exhibits anti-cancerous activity. It has a role as a metabolite and an antineoplastic agent. It is a monohydroxyflavanone, a monomethoxyflavanone, a methyl ketone, an enone and an aromatic ketone. It derives from a (2S)-flavanone.
(2S)-5-hydroxy-7-methoxy-8-[(E)-3-oxobut-1-enyl]-2-phenyl-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one