The molecule is a monoterpenoid indole alkaloid that is brucine in which the hydrogen at position 16 has been replaced by a hydroxy group. It has a role as a plant metabolite and a human xenobiotic metabolite. It is a delta-lactam, a hemiaminal, a monoterpenoid indole alkaloid, an organic heteroheptacyclic compound and an aromatic ether. It derives from a brucine.
(4aR,5aR,8aS,13aS,15aS,15bR)-5a-hydroxy-10,11-dimethoxy-2,4a,5,7,8,13a,15,15a,15b,16-decahydro4,6-methanoindolo[3,2,1-ij]oxepino[2,3,4-de]pyrrolo[2,3-h]quinolin-14-one