The molecule is a fatty acid methyl ester resulting from the formal condensation of the carboxy group of 12(R)-HPETE with methanol. It is a fatty acid methyl ester and a lipid hydroperoxide. It derives from a 12(R)-HPETE and a methyl arachidonate. It is an enantiomer of a 12(S)-HPETE methyl ester.
methyl (5Z,8Z,10E,12R,14Z)-12-hydroperoxyicosa-5,8,10,14-tetraenoate