The molecule is the 7-oxime of dehydroepiandrosterone, substituted on the oxime oxygen by a carboxymethyl group. It has a role as an immunological adjuvant. It is a ketoxime and a 3beta-hydroxy-Delta(5)-steroid. It derives from a dehydroepiandrosterone.
2-[(E)-[(3S,8R,9S,10R,13S,14S)-3-hydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-17-oxo-2,3,4,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-7-ylidene]amino]oxyacetic acid