The molecule is a triterpenoid that is squalene substituted at position 12 by a hydroxy group (the R-enantiomer). It has a role as a bacterial metabolite. It is a triterpenoid and a secondary alcohol. It derives from a hydride of a squalene.
(6E,10E,12R,14E,18E)-2,6,10,15,19,23-hexamethyltetracosa-2,6,10,14,18,22-hexaen-12-ol