The molecule is a ergosteryl ester obtained by formal condensation of the 3-hydroxy group of ergosterol with the carboxy group of hexadecanoic (palmitic) acid. A natural product found in Chaetomium globosum and Chaetomium longirostre. It has a role as a metabolite.
[(3S,9S,10R,13R,14R,17R)-17-[(E,2R,5R)-5,6-dimethylhept-3-en-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-yl] hexadecanoate