The molecule is a member of the class of resolvins that is resolvin D2 in which the 16-hydroxy group has undergone formal oxidation to the corresponding ketone. It has a role as a human xenobiotic metabolite. It is a diol, an enone, an oxo fatty acid, a resolvin, a secondary allylic alcohol, a secondary alpha-hydroxy ketone and a hydroxy polyunsaturated fatty acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 16-oxoresolvin D2(1-).
(4Z,7S,8E,10Z,12E,14E,17S,19Z)-7,17-dihydroxy-16-oxodocosa-4,8,10,12,14,19-hexaenoic acid