The molecule is an dihydroxyanthraquinone that is 1,6-dihydroxy-9,10-anthraquinone which is substituted by a methoxy group at position 8, a methyl group at position 3 and a [(2S)-2,3-dihydroxypropoxy]carbonyl group at position 2. Isolated from the fungus Aspergillus variecolor, it exhibits cytotoxic activity. It has a role as an Aspergillus metabolite and an antineoplastic agent. It is a member of phenols, an aromatic ester, an aromatic ether and a dihydroxyanthraquinone.
[(2S)-2,3-dihydroxypropyl] 1,6-dihydroxy-8-methoxy-3-methyl-9,10-dioxoanthracene-2-carboxylate