The molecule is a pentacyclic triterpenoid that is olean-12-ene substituted by an oxo substituent at position 3 and a beta-hydroxy group at position 21. Isolated from the root barks of Hippocratea excelsa, it exhibits antigiardial activity. It has a role as a metabolite and an antiprotozoal drug. It is a pentacyclic triterpenoid, a secondary alcohol and a cyclic ketone. It derives from a hydride of an oleanane.
(4aR,6aR,6bS,8aS,10S,12aR,14aR,14bR)-10-hydroxy-4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,11,14b-octamethyl-2,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14,14a-dodecahydro-1H-picen-3-one