The molecule is a 17-oxo steroid that is andrastin D in which the keto group at position 3 has undergone formal reduction to give the corresponding 3alpha-hydroxy compound. It is a 3alpha-hydroxy steroid, a 15-hydroxy steroid, a 5beta steroid, a meroterpenoid, an enol, a methyl ester, a 17-oxo steroid and a 3beta-hydroxy-4,4-dimethylsteroid. It derives from an andrastin D. It is a conjugate acid of an andrastin E(1-).
methyl (3R,5S,8S,9S,10R,13R,14R)-3,17-dihydroxy-4,4,8,10,12,13,16-heptamethyl-15-oxo-2,3,5,6,7,9-hexahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-14-carboxylate