The molecule is a trihydroxy-5beta-cholanic acid in which the three hydroxy groups are located at positions 3alpha, 7alpha and 12alpha together with a methyl substituent, with S-configuration, at position 23. It derives from a cholic acid.
(2S,4R)-2-methyl-4-[(3R,5S,7R,8R,9S,10S,12S,13R,14S,17R)-3,7,12-trihydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]pentanoic acid