The molecule is a cardenolide glycoside that consists of strophanthidin having a beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1->4)-2,6-dideoxy-beta-D-ribo-hexopyranosyl moiety attached at position 3. It is a 14beta-hydroxy steroid, a 19-oxo steroid, a 5beta-hydroxy steroid, a cardenolide glycoside, a steroid saponin and a steroid aldehyde. It derives from a strophanthidin.
(3S,5S,8R,9S,10S,13R,14S,17R)-5,14-dihydroxy-3-[(2R,4S,5S,6R)-4-hydroxy-6-methyl-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-13-methyl-17-(5-oxo-2H-furan-3-yl)-2,3,4,6,7,8,9,11,12,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-10-carbaldehyde