The molecule is a steroid ester obtained by the formal condensation of the hydroxy group of phytosterol with acetic acid. It has been obtained from the mycelia of Cordyceps sinensis. It has a role as a fungal metabolite and a plant metabolite. It is a steroid ester and an acetate ester. It derives from a stigmasterol. It derives from a hydride of a stigmastane.
[(3S,8S,9S,10R,13R,14S,17R)-17-[(E,2R,5S)-5-ethyl-6-methylhept-3-en-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-yl] acetate