The molecule is a quassinoid isolated from Quassia indica and has been shown to exhibit antimalarial and cytotoxic activity. It has a role as a metabolite, an antimalarial and an antineoplastic agent. It is an acetate ester, a delta-lactone, a cyclic ether, an enone, an organic heteropentacyclic compound, a quassinoid, a secondary alcohol, a triol and a secondary alpha-hydroxy ketone.
[(1R,2S,3R,6R,8S,12S,13S,14R,15R,16S,17S)-12,15,16-trihydroxy-9,13,17-trimethyl-4,11-dioxo-5,18-dioxapentacyclo[12.5.0.01,6.02,17.08,13]nonadec-9-en-3-yl] acetate