The molecule is a 3beta-hydroxy-4beta-formyl-4alpha-methylsteroid resulting from the formal oxidation of the 4beta-hydroxymethyl group of 4beta-hydroxymethyl-4alpha-methyl-5alpha-cholesta-8,24-dien-3beta-ol to the corresponding formyl group. It derives from a 4beta-hydroxymethyl-4alpha-methyl-5alpha-cholesta-8,24-dien-3beta-ol.
(3S,4R,5R,10S,13R,14R,17R)-3-hydroxy-4,10,13-trimethyl-17-[(2R)-6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl]-1,2,3,5,6,7,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-4-carbaldehyde