The molecule is a tetracyclic triterpenoid that is 4,4,8-trimethylandrosta-1,14-diene substituted by an oxo group at position 3, an acetoxy group at position 7 and a furan-3-yl group at position 17. Isolated from Azadirachta indica, it exhibits antiplasmodial and antineoplastic activities. It has a role as an antineoplastic agent, an antiplasmodial drug and a plant metabolite. It is an acetate ester, a cyclic terpene ketone, a member of furans, a limonoid and a tetracyclic triterpenoid.
[(5R,7R,8R,9R,10R,13S,17R)-17-(furan-3-yl)-4,4,8,10,13-pentamethyl-3-oxo-5,6,7,9,11,12,16,17-octahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-7-yl] acetate