The molecule is a chromenol that is a derivative of filicinic acid and is isolated from the stems and leaves of Hypericum drummondii. It has been found to exhibit antibacterial activity against Gram-positive bacteria Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis and the acid fast bacterium Mycobacterium smegmatis. It has a role as a metabolite and an antibacterial agent. It is a chromenol, a methyl ketone, an enol, an enone and an aromatic ketone. It derives from a filicinic acid.
2-acetyl-4-[(8-acetyl-5,7-dihydroxy-2,2-dimethylchromen-6-yl)methyl]-3,5-dihydroxy-6-methyl-6-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)cyclohexa-2,4-dien-1-one