The molecule is a quassinoid that is the 15-O-propionyl derivative of bruceolide. It has been isolated from Brucea javanica and Brucea sumatrana. It has a role as a plant metabolite. It is a delta-lactone, a cyclic ether, an enol, an enone, a methyl ester, an organic heteropentacyclic compound, a propanoate ester, a quassinoid and a triol. It derives from a bruceolide.
methyl (1R,2S,3R,6R,8R,13S,14R,15R,16S,17R)-10,15,16-trihydroxy-9,13-dimethyl-4,11-dioxo-3-propanoyloxy-5,18-dioxapentacyclo[12.5.0.01,6.02,17.08,13]nonadec-9-ene-17-carboxylate