The molecule is a tricyclic diterpenoid isolated from several plant species of the genus Erythrophleum. It has a role as a plant metabolite, a cardiotonic drug, a local anaesthetic, an antihypertensive agent, a poison and an EC 3.6.3.9 (Na(+)/K(+)-transporting ATPase) inhibitor. It is a tricyclic diterpenoid, a tertiary amino compound, an enoate ester and an organic hydroxy compound. It derives from a hydride of a podocarpane.
2-(dimethylamino)ethyl (2E)-2-[(1R,4aS,4bR,7S,8aR,10aS)-7-hydroxy-1,4b,8,8-tetramethyl-10-oxo-1,3,4,4a,5,6,7,8a,9,10a-decahydrophenanthren-2-ylidene]acetate