The molecule is an alkaloid that is an enamide obtained by the formal condensation of tiglic acid with 6-(2-amino-1-hydroxyethyl)-4H-pyrido[2,3,4-kl]acridin-4-one. It is isolated from the Okinawan marine tunicate Cystodytes dellechiajei and exhibits cytotoxicity against human epidermoid carcinoma KB cells It has a role as a metabolite and an antineoplastic agent. It is an alkaloid, an enamide, an enone, an organic heterotetracyclic compound, a secondary alcohol and a secondary carboxamide. It derives from a tiglic acid.
(E)-N-[2-hydroxy-2-(12-oxo-8,14-diazatetracyclo[7.7.1.02,7.013,17]heptadeca-1(17),2,4,6,8,10,13,15-octaen-10-yl)ethyl]-2-methylbut-2-enamide