The molecule is a monocarboxylic acid anion that is the conjugate base of hederagenin, obtained by deprotonation of the carboxy group; major species at pH 7.3. It is a conjugate base of a hederagenin.
(4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,9R,10S,12aR,14bS)-10-hydroxy-9-(hydroxymethyl)-2,2,6a,6b,9,12a-hexamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylate