The molecule is a tetracyclic diterpenoid that has an tetradecahydro-8,11a-methanocyclohepta[a]naphthalene skeleton with two hydroxymethyl substituents at positions 4 and 9, two methyl substituents at positions 4 and 11b and two hydroxy substituents at positions 3 and 9. An antibiotic with antiviral and antimitotical properties. Aphidicolin is a reversible inhibitor of eukaryotic nuclear DNA replication. It has a role as an antimicrobial agent, an antiviral drug, an antineoplastic agent, an EC 2.7.7.7 (DNA-directed DNA polymerase) inhibitor, a DNA synthesis inhibitor, an apoptosis inducer and a fungal metabolite.
(1S,2S,5R,6R,7R,10S,12R,13R)-6,13-bis(hydroxymethyl)-2,6-dimethyltetracyclo[10.3.1.01,10.02,7]hexadecane-5,13-diol