The molecule is a tertiary alcohol that is protoasukamycin in which the 2,4-disubstituted phenol moiety has been oxidised to give the corresponding 2,4-disubstituted 4-hydroxycyclohexa-2,5-dienone. It is a precursor in the biosynthesis of asukamycin. It has a role as a bacterial metabolite. It is an enamide, a polyketide, a tertiary alcohol, an enol, an enone, a cyclic ketone and a secondary carboxamide. It derives from a protoasukamycin.
(2E,4E,6E)-7-cyclohexyl-N-[(3R)-3-hydroxy-3-[(1E,3E,5E)-7-[(2-hydroxy-5-oxocyclopenten-1-yl)amino]-7-oxohepta-1,3,5-trienyl]-6-oxocyclohexa-1,4-dien-1-yl]hepta-2,4,6-trienamide