The molecule is a pentacyclic triterpenoid that is a bisnortriterpene isolated from Salacia madagascariensis and exhibits antileishmanial and antileukemic activities. It has a role as a metabolite and an antileishmanial agent. It is an enol, an enone, a pentacyclic triterpenoid, a member of quinomethanes and a primary alcohol.
(6aS,6bS,8aR,11S,12aR,14aR)-3-hydroxy-11-(hydroxymethyl)-4,6a,6b,8a,14a-pentamethyl-8,9,10,11,12,12a,13,14-octahydro-7H-picen-2-one