The molecule is an organic heteropentacyclic compound and monoterpenoid indole alkaloid produced by the medicinal plant Catharanthus roseus via strictosidine. It is a bridged compound, an organic heteropentacyclic compound, a methyl ester, a monoterpenoid indole alkaloid, a tertiary amino compound and an alkaloid ester. It is a conjugate base of a catharanthine(1+).
methyl (1R,15R,18R)-17-ethyl-3,13-diazapentacyclo[13.3.1.02,10.04,9.013,18]nonadeca-2(10),4,6,8,16-pentaene-1-carboxylate