The molecule is a tetracyclic diterpenoid with formula C21H26O4, originally isolated from Tripterygium wilfordii and Tripterygium hypoglaucum It has a role as a plant metabolite. It is a gamma-lactone, an aromatic ether, a member of phenols, an organic heterotetracyclic compound and a tetracyclic triterpenoid.
(3bR,9bS)-9-hydroxy-6-methoxy-9b-methyl-7-propan-2-yl-3,3b,4,5,10,11-hexahydronaphtho[2,1-e][2]benzofuran-1-one