The molecule is a limonoid that is 17-epiazadiradione substituted by a hydroxy group at position 17. Isolated from Azadirachta indica, it exhibits antineoplastic activity. It has a role as a metabolite, a plant metabolite and an antineoplastic agent. It is an acetate ester, a cyclic terpene ketone, a member of furans, a limonoid, a tetracyclic triterpenoid, a tertiary alcohol and a tertiary alpha-hydroxy ketone. It derives from a 17-epiazadiradione.
[(5R,7R,8R,9R,10R,13R,17R)-17-(furan-3-yl)-17-hydroxy-4,4,8,10,13-pentamethyl-3,16-dioxo-5,6,7,9,11,12-hexahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-7-yl] acetate