The molecule is a pentacyclic triterpenoid that is lup-20(29)-en-28-oic acid substituted by a hydroxy group at position 3 and a [(2E)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyl]oxy group at position 2 (the 2alpha,3beta-stereoisomer ). It has been isolated from the root bark of Zizyphus jujuba and Ziziphus cambodianus. It has a role as an antiplasmodial drug and a plant metabolite. It is a pentacyclic triterpenoid, a hydroxy monocarboxylic acid and a cinnamate ester. It derives from a hydride of a lupane.
(1R,3aS,5aR,5bR,7aR,9R,10R,11aR,11bR,13aR,13bR)-9-hydroxy-10-[(E)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyl]oxy-5a,5b,8,8,11a-pentamethyl-1-prop-1-en-2-yl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,7a,9,10,11,11b,12,13,13a,13b-hexadecahydrocyclopenta[a]chrysene-3a-carboxylic acid