The molecule is a pentacyclic triterpenoid that is the cinnamate ester of cycloartenol. It has been isolated from the mycelia of Cordyceps sinensis. It has a role as a central nervous system drug, an antineoplastic agent, a fungal metabolite and a plant metabolite. It is a cinnamate ester and a pentacyclic triterpenoid. It derives from a cycloartenol and a ferulic acid.
[(1S,3R,6S,8R,11S,12S,15R,16R)-7,7,12,16-tetramethyl-15-(6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl)-6-pentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecanyl] (E)-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate