The molecule is a physalin with antimalarial and antitumour activities isolated from Physalis angulata. It has a role as an antimalarial, an antineoplastic agent, an antileishmanial agent, an apoptosis inducer and an immunosuppressive agent. It is an enone, a lactone, a physalin and an epoxy steroid.
(1R,2R,4R,6S,11R,12S,15S,18S,19R,20S,21S,23R,26S)-15-hydroxy-11,18,21-trimethyl-5,17,24,28,29-pentaoxanonacyclo[17.9.1.11,20.02,12.04,6.06,11.015,19.018,23.021,26]triacont-8-ene-10,16,25,30-tetrone