The molecule is a triterpenoid saponin that is maslinic acid attached to a beta-D-glucopyranosyl residue at position 3 and a alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1->2)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl residue at position 28 via a glycosidic linkage. Isolated from the methanolic extract of the leaves of Symplocos lancifolia, it exhibits antibacterial activity. It has a role as an antibacterial agent and a plant metabolite. It is a triterpenoid saponin and a pentacyclic triterpenoid. It derives from a maslinic acid.
[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl] (4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,10R,11R,12aR,14bS)-11-hydroxy-2,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-10-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylate