The molecule is a retinoid that consists of all-trans-retinoic acid bearing an oxo substituent at position 4 on the cyclohexenyl ring. It has a role as a human xenobiotic metabolite. It is a retinoid and an enone. It derives from an all-trans-retinoic acid.
(2E,4E,6E,8E)-3,7-dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethyl-3-oxocyclohexen-1-yl)nona-2,4,6,8-tetraenoic acid