The molecule is a secondary ammonium ion resulting from the protonation of the amino group of solasodine. The major species at pH 7.3. It has a role as an antineoplastic agent, an anticonvulsant, an antifungal agent, an antiinfective agent, an antioxidant, an antipyretic, an antispermatogenic agent and an apoptosis inducer. It is a conjugate acid of a solasodine.
(1S,2S,4S,5'R,6R,7S,8R,9S,12S,13R,16S)-5',7,9,13-tetramethylspiro[5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icos-18-ene-6,2'-piperidin-1-ium]-16-ol