The molecule is a cholestanoid that is cholest-4-en-26-oic acid which is substituted at position 3 by an oxo group. It is a 3-oxo-Delta(4) steroid, a member of dafachronic acids and a C27-steroid. It is a conjugate acid of a Delta(4)-dafachronate.
(6R)-6-[(8S,9S,10R,13R,14S,17R)-10,13-dimethyl-3-oxo-1,2,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]-2-methylheptanoic acid