The molecule is a steroid ester that is methyl (5alpha)-cholest-1-en-21-oate substituted by an oxo group at position 3. Isolated from Hainan soft coral Dendronephthya studeri, it exhibits antitumour activity. It has a role as a coral metabolite. It is a cholestanoid, a steroid ester and a 3-oxo-Delta(1) steroid. It derives from a hydride of a 5alpha-cholestane.
methyl (2R)-2-[(5S,8S,9S,10R,13S,14S,17R)-10,13-dimethyl-3-oxo-4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]-6-methylheptanoate