The molecule is a pentacyclic triterpenoid that is the 23-monomethyl ester of gypsogenic acid. It has been isolated from Pisonia aculeata. It has a role as a metabolite and a plant metabolite. It is a hydroxy carboxylic acid, a pentacyclic triterpenoid and a carboxylic ester. It derives from a gypsogenic acid. It derives from a hydride of an oleanane.
(4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,9S,10S,12aR,14bS)-10-hydroxy-9-methoxycarbonyl-2,2,6a,6b,9,12a-hexamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylic acid