The molecule is a triterpenoid saponin that is the pentasaccharide derivative of quillaic acid. Isolated from the roots of Gypsophila oldhamiana, it exhibits immunomodulatory activity. It has a role as an immunomodulator and a plant metabolite. It is a triterpenoid saponin, a pentacyclic triterpenoid, a carboxylic ester, an aldehyde and a pentasaccharide derivative. It derives from a quillaic acid.
[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6S)-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-4-[(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-3,5-dihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-3,4-dihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl] (4aR,5R,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,9S,10S,12aR,14bS)-9-formyl-5,10-dihydroxy-2,2,6a,6b,9,12a-hexamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylate