The molecule is a twelve-membered cyclodepsipeptide composed of three repeating D-alpha-hydroxyisovaleryl-D-valyl-L-lactoyl-L-valyl units joined in sequence. An antibiotic found in several Streptomyces strains. It has a role as an antiviral agent, an antimicrobial agent, a potassium ionophore and a bacterial metabolite. It is a cyclodepsipeptide and a macrocycle.
(3S,6S,9R,12R,15S,18S,21R,24R,27S,30S,33R,36R)-6,18,30-trimethyl-3,9,12,15,21,24,27,33,36-nona(propan-2-yl)-1,7,13,19,25,31-hexaoxa-4,10,16,22,28,34-hexazacyclohexatriacontane-2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23,26,29,32,35-dodecone