The molecule is an abietane diterpenoid that is ferruginol in which the methylene group para to the phenolic hydroxy group has been substituted by an oxo group. It has a role as a plant metabolite, an antiviral agent, an antineoplastic agent, an antioxidant and a radical scavenger. It is an abietane diterpenoid, a carbotricyclic compound, a meroterpenoid, a member of phenols and a cyclic terpene ketone. It derives from a ferruginol.
(4aS,10aS)-6-hydroxy-1,1,4a-trimethyl-7-propan-2-yl-3,4,10,10a-tetrahydro-2H-phenanthren-9-one