The molecule is a pentacyclic triterpenoid that is olean-18-ene substituted by alpha-hydroxy groups at positions 3 and 11 respectively and a carboxy group at position 28. It has been isolated from the leaves and twigs of Fatsia polycarpa. It has a role as a plant metabolite. It is a hydroxy monocarboxylic acid and a pentacyclic triterpenoid. It derives from a hydride of an oleanane.
(4aS,6aR,6aR,6bR,8aR,10R,12aS,13R,14aS)-10,13-dihydroxy-2,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14,14a-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylic acid