Hederagenin is a sapogenin that is olean-12-en-28-oic acid substituted by hydroxy groups at positions 3 and 23 (the 3beta stereoisomer). It has a role as a plant metabolite. It is a pentacyclic triterpenoid, a dihydroxy monocarboxylic acid and a sapogenin. It is functionally related to an oleanolic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a hederagenin(1-). It derives from a hydride of an oleanane.