The molecule is a pentacyclic triterpenoid with formula C30H50O2, originally isolated from Tripterygium hypoglaucum. It has a role as a plant metabolite. It is a pentacyclic triterpenoid, a secondary alcohol and a diol. It derives from a hydride of an oleanane.
(3S,4aR,6aR,6bS,8aR,14R,14aR,14bS)-4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,11,14b-octamethyl-1,2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,13,14,14a-tetradecahydropicene-3,14-diol