The molecule is a cardenolide glycoside that is 3,5,11,14-tetrahydroxy-19-oxocard-20(22)-enolide glycosylated at position 3 by a beta-allosyl-(1->4)-beta-6-deoxyallosyl group. Isolated from Elaeodendron alluaudianum, it exhibits antiproliferative activity against human ovarian cancer and human histiocytic lymphoma cell lines. It has a role as a metabolite and an antineoplastic agent. It is a cardenolide glycoside, a hydroxy steroid, a steroid lactone and a steroid aldehyde.
(3S,5S,8R,9S,10S,11R,13R,14S,17R)-3-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4-dihydroxy-6-methyl-5-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-5,11,14-trihydroxy-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