The molecule is an organic sodium salt which is the disodium salt of clathsterol disulfonic acid. It is obtained from the extract of a sponge Clathria sp. and acts as an inhibitor of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase (RT). It has a role as a metabolite and a HIV-1 reverse transcriptase inhibitor. It is an organic sodium salt and a butyrate ester. It contains a clathsterol(2-).
disodium;[(2S,3S,8R,9S,10S,13R,14S,15R,16R,17R)-15-acetyloxy-17-[(2S)-3,4-di(butanoyloxy)-5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-16-hydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-2-sulfonatooxy-2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-yl] sulfate