The molecule is a 3beta-sterol that is 24-methylidenelophenol in which the methyl group at position 4 has been oxidised to the corresponding hydroxymethyl group. It is a 3beta-hydroxy steroid, a 3beta-sterol and a Delta(7)-sterol. It derives from a 24-methylidenelophenol. It derives from a hydride of a stigmastane.
(3S,4R,5S,9R,10S,13R,14R,17R)-4-(hydroxymethyl)-10,13-dimethyl-17-[(2R)-6-methyl-5-methylideneheptan-2-yl]-2,3,4,5,6,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol