The molecule is a calcheamicin in which contains 3-O-methyl-alpha-L-rhamnosyl, 2,6-dideoxy-4-thio-beta-D-ribo-hexopyranosyl, and 4-amino-4,6-dideoxy-2-O-[2,4-dideoxy-4-(ethylamino)-3-O-methyl-alpha-L-threo-pentopyranosyl]-alpha-L-idopyranose units and in which the aromatic ring contains an iodo substituent. It has a role as a metabolite and an antineoplastic agent. It is an organoiodine compound, a calicheamicin and an enediyne antibiotic.
S-[(2R,3S,4S,6S)-6-[[(2S,3S,4S,5R,6R)-5-[(2S,4S,5S)-5-(ethylamino)-4-methoxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-4-hydroxy-6-[[(2S,5Z,9R,13E)-9-hydroxy-12-(methoxycarbonylamino)-13-[2-(methyltrisulfanyl)ethylidene]-11-oxo-2-bicyclo[7.3.1]trideca-1(12),5-dien-3,7-diynyl]oxy]-2-methyloxan-3-yl]amino]oxy-4-hydroxy-2-methyloxan-3-yl] 4-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6S)-3,5-dihydroxy-4-methoxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-5-iodo-2,3-dimethoxy-6-methylbenzenecarbothioate