The molecule is a pentacyclic triterpenoid that is olean-12-ene substituted by an alpha-hydroxy group at position 3, an alpha-methoxy group at position 11 and a carboxy group at position 28. Isolated from the leaves and twigs of Fatsia polycarpa, it exhibits antibacterial and anti-HBV activities. It has a role as a metabolite, an anti-HBV agent, an antibacterial agent and a plant metabolite. It is a hydroxy monocarboxylic acid, an ether and a pentacyclic triterpenoid. It derives from a hydride of an oleanane.
(4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,10R,12aS,13R,14bS)-10-hydroxy-13-methoxy-2,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylic acid