The molecule is a straight-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid composed of eighteen carbons and containing two double bonds, both with Z-geochemistry, at positions 9 and 12 as well as a triple bond at position 6. It is a polyunsaturated fatty acid, an acetylenic fatty acid, an olefinic fatty acid, a long-chain fatty acid and a straight-chain fatty acid.
(9Z,12Z)-octadeca-9,12-dien-6-ynoic acid