The molecule is a monohydroxyflavanone that is flavanone substituted with a hydroxy group at position 7, prenyl groups at positions 6 and 8 and a 6,6-dimethyl-3,6-dihydro-2H-pyran ring fused across positions 3' and 4'. Isolated from the roots of Lespedeza floribunda, it acts as a melanin synthesis inhibitor. It has a role as a metabolite and a melanin synthesis inhibitor.
(2S)-2-(2,2-dimethylchromen-6-yl)-7-hydroxy-6,8-bis(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one