The molecule is a pyrrolizine alkaloid that is erucifoline in which the primary hydroxy hydrogen has been replaced by an acetyl group. It has a role as a Jacobaea metabolite. It is an epoxide, a macrocyclic lactone, an olefinic compound, an organic heteropentacyclic compound, a pyrrolizine alkaloid, a tertiary amino compound and an acetate ester. It derives from an erucifoline.
[(5R,7S,9Z,12R,18R)-9-ethylidene-5-methyl-4,10-dioxo-3,6,11-trioxa-15-azatetracyclo[10.5.1.05,7.015,18]octadec-1(17)-en-7-yl]methyl acetate