The molecule is a cembrane diterpenoid with cytotoxic activity isolated from the soft coral Lobophytum michaelae. It has a role as an antineoplastic agent and a coral metabolite. It is a gamma-lactone, an acetate ester, a cembrane diterpenoid, an epoxide, a macrocycle and a secondary alcohol.
[(1S,2S,4S,5R,7E,9S,11E,14R,15R)-5-acetyloxy-14-hydroxy-4,8,12-trimethyl-16-methylidene-17-oxo-3,18-dioxatricyclo[13.3.0.02,4]octadeca-7,11-dien-9-yl] acetate