The molecule is an anthracycline antibiotic that is 13-deoxydaunorubicin substituted at position 10 by a carboxy group. It is an aminoglycoside, an anthracycline antibiotic, a deoxy hexoside, a monosaccharide derivative, a hydroxy monocarboxylic acid and a member of p-quinones. It derives from a daunorubicin. It is a tautomer of a 10-carboxy-13-deoxydaunorubicin zwitterion.
(1R,2R,4S)-4-[(2R,4S,5S,6S)-4-amino-5-hydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-2-ethyl-2,5,12-trihydroxy-7-methoxy-6,11-dioxo-3,4-dihydro-1H-tetracene-1-carboxylic acid