The molecule is a straight-chain, unsaturated, long-chain fatty acid anion that is the conjugate base of cis-parinaric acid, arising from deprotonation of the carboxylic acid group. It is a long-chain fatty acid anion, a straight-chain fatty acid anion and a polyunsaturated fatty acid anion. It is a conjugate base of a (9Z,11E,13E,15Z)-octadecatetraenoic acid.
(9Z,11E,13E,15Z)-octadeca-9,11,13,15-tetraenoate