The molecule is a triterpene consisting of hopane having a C=C double bond at the 17(21)-position. It has a role as a plant metabolite and a bacterial metabolite. It derives from a hydride of a hopane.
(5aR,5bR,7aS,11aS,11bR,13aS,13bR)-5a,5b,8,8,11a,13b-hexamethyl-3-propan-2-yl-1,2,4,5,6,7,7a,9,10,11,11b,12,13,13a-tetradecahydrocyclopenta[a]chrysene