The molecule is a member of the class of hopanoids that is bacteriohopane-30,31,32,33,34-pentol carrying an additional amino substituent at position 35. Isolated from Methylococcus capsulatus. It has a role as a bacterial metabolite. It is a hopanoid, a pentol and a primary amino compound.
(2S,3S,4R,5R,6R,7S)-7-[(3S,3aS,5aR,5bR,7aS,11aS,11bR,13aR,13bS)-5a,5b,8,8,11a,13b-hexamethyl-1,2,3,3a,4,5,6,7,7a,9,10,11,11b,12,13,13a-hexadecahydrocyclopenta[a]chrysen-3-yl]-1-aminooctane-2,3,4,5,6-pentol