The molecule is a germacranolide isolated from Neurolaena lobata and Austroeupatorium inulifolium and has been shown to exhibit antimalarial activity. It has a role as a metabolite and an antimalarial. It is an enone, a fatty acid ester, a germacranolide and a tertiary alpha-hydroxy ketone. It derives from an isovaleric acid.
[(3aS,4S,5R,6S,8Z,10R,11aR)-5,6-dihydroxy-6,10-dimethyl-3-methylidene-2,7-dioxo-3a,4,5,10,11,11a-hexahydrocyclodeca[b]furan-4-yl] 3-methylbutanoate