The molecule is a pregnane sterol that is pregnenolone substituted by two hydroxy groups at positions 16 and 17 (16alpha,17alpha-stereoisomer). It is a hydroxypregnenolone, a pregnane sterol, a 16alpha-hydroxy steroid, a 17alpha-hydroxy steroid and a tertiary alpha-hydroxy ketone.
1-[(3S,8R,9S,10R,13S,14S,16R,17S)-3,16,17-trihydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]ethanone