The molecule is an aureolic acid that consists of tetrasaccharide and disaccharide moieties attached to the tricyclic aglycone. Isolated from Actinoplanes durhamensis, it exhibits anti-HIV activity. It has a role as a metabolite and an anti-HIV agent. It is a carbotricyclic compound, a dideoxyhexose derivative, a carbohydrate-containing antibiotic, an aureolic acid and an acetate ester.
[(2R,3S,4R,6S)-6-[(2R,3R,4R,6S)-6-[[(2R,3R)-7-butan-2-yl-3-(3,4-dihydroxy-1-methoxy-2-oxopentyl)-6-[(2S,4R,5R,6R)-4-[(2S,4R,5S,6R)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-5-hydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-8,9-dihydroxy-1-oxo-3,4-dihydro-2H-anthracen-2-yl]oxy]-3-hydroxy-2-methyloxan-4-yl]oxy-4-[(2S,4R,5R,6R)-4-[(2S,4R,5S,6R)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-5-hydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-2-methyloxan-3-yl] acetate