The molecule is a tetracyclic diterpenoid that is hexadecahydropyrene substituted by isocyano group at position 8, methyl groups at positions 1, 4, 7 and 8 and a formamido group at position 1. Isolated from the tropical marine sponge Cymbastela hooperi, it exhibits antiplasmodial activity. It has a role as a metabolite and an antiplasmodial drug. It is a tetracyclic diterpenoid, an isocyanide and a member of formamides.
N-[(1S,3aR,4S,5aS,7R,8R,8aS,10aS,10bS,10cS)-8-isocyano-1,4,7,8-tetramethyl-2,3,3a,4,5,5a,6,7,8a,9,10,10a,10b,10c-tetradecahydropyren-1-yl]formamide