The molecule is a retinoid that consists of 9-cis-retinoic acid bearing an oxo substituent at position 4 on the cyclohexenyl ring. It has a role as a human xenobiotic metabolite. It is a retinoid and an enone. It derives from a 9-cis-retinoic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 9-cis-4-oxoretinoate.
(2E,4E,6Z,8E)-3,7-dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethyl-3-oxocyclohexen-1-yl)nona-2,4,6,8-tetraenoic acid