The molecule is a tricyclic triterpenoid of the isomalabaricane group. It has a role as an antineoplastic agent and a metabolite. It is a tricyclic triterpenoid, an enone, an ether, an oxo monocarboxylic acid and a diol. It is a conjugate acid of a globostellatate D(1-).
(3Z,3aS,5aR,6R,7R,9aR,9bS)-7-hydroxy-3-[(3E,5E,7E)-10-hydroxy-9-methoxy-6,10-dimethylundeca-3,5,7-trien-2-ylidene]-3a,6,9a-trimethyl-2-oxo-1,4,5,5a,7,8,9,9b-octahydrocyclopenta[a]naphthalene-6-carboxylic acid