The molecule is an aromatic ketone that is imidazole that is substituted at positions 2 and 5 by (6-hydroxy-1H-indol-3-yl)carbonyl and 6-bromo-1H-indol-3-yl groups respectively. Isolated from Mediterranean shallow-water sponges Topsentia genetrix, and from Caribbean deep-sea sponges of the Halichondriidae family, it has antitumour and antiviral properties. Toxic to fish. It has a role as an antiviral agent, an antineoplastic agent and a marine metabolite. It is a member of imidazoles, an indole alkaloid, a member of hydroxyindoles, a bromoindole and an aromatic ketone.
[5-(6-bromo-1H-indol-3-yl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl]-(6-hydroxy-1H-indol-3-yl)methanone