The molecule is a hydroxy ketone ascaroside obtained by obtained by formal condensation of the 23-hydroxy group of (23R)-23-hydroxytetracosan-2-one with ascarylopyranose (the alpha-anomer). It is a metabolite of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. It has a role as a Caenorhabditis elegans metabolite. It is a hydroxy ketone ascaroside and a methyl ketone.
(23R)-23-[(2R,3R,5R,6S)-3,5-dihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxytetracosan-2-one