The molecule is an apo carotenoid triterpenoid that is tetracosane which is substituted by methyl groups at positions 2, 6, 10, 15, 19, and 23, and contains double bonds at the 2-3 and 22-23 positions, and E-double bonds at the 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-17, and 18-19 positions. It is a yellow carotenoid pigment of Staphylococcus aureus. It is an apo carotenoid triterpenoid, a triterpene and a polyene.
(4E,6E,8E,10E,12E,14E,16E,18E)-2,6,10,15,19,23-hexamethyltetracosa-2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,22-decaene