The molecule is a 3beta-hydroxy-4alpha-methylsteroid-4beta-carboxylate resulting from the deprotonation of the carboxy group of 3beta-hydroxy-4alpha-methyl-5alpha-cholesta-8,24-diene-4beta-carboxylic acid. The major species at pH 7.3. It is a conjugate base of a 3beta-hydroxy-4alpha-methyl-5alpha-cholesta-8,24-diene-4beta-carboxylic acid.
(3S,4R,5R,10S,13R,14R,17R)-3-hydroxy-4,10,13-trimethyl-17-[(2R)-6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl]-1,2,3,5,6,7,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-4-carboxylate