The molecule is a C-nitro compound that is (3Z)-3-[(2E)-2-methyl-3-(4-nitrophenyl)prop-2-en-1-ylidene]tetrahydrofuran which is substituted by a 6-methoxy-3,5-dimethyl-4-oxo-4H-pyran-2-yl group at position 5. It is isolated from the soil bacterium, Streptomyces thioluteus and exhibits antitumor, antifungal, and insecticidal activities. It has a role as an antifungal agent, an antibacterial agent, an antineoplastic agent, an antiparasitic agent, a bacterial metabolite and an EC 1.6.5.3 [NADH:ubiquinone reductase (H(+)-translocating)] inhibitor. It is a C-nitro compound, a member of oxolanes, a member of 4-pyranones, an olefinic compound and a ketene acetal. It derives from a deoxyaureothin.
2-methoxy-3,5-dimethyl-6-[(2R,4Z)-4-[(E)-2-methyl-3-(4-nitrophenyl)prop-2-enylidene]oxolan-2-yl]pyran-4-one