The molecule is a polyprenylhydroquinone that is menaquinol-6 in which the hydrogen at position 8 on the naphthoquinone ring has been replaced by a methyl group. It has a role as a bacterial metabolite. It is a naphthohydroquinone and a polyprenylhydroquinone.
2-[(2E,6E,10E,14E,18E)-3,7,11,15,19,23-hexamethyltetracosa-2,6,10,14,18,22-hexaenyl]-3,5-dimethylnaphthalene-1,4-diol