The molecule is a menaquinone whose side-chain contains six isoprene units in an all-trans-configuration and in which the hydrogen at position 8 on the naphthoquinone ring has been replaced by a methyl group.. It has a role as a bacterial metabolite. It is a member of menaquinones and an 8-methylmenaquinone.
2-[(2E,6E,10E,14E,18E)-3,7,11,15,19,23-hexamethyltetracosa-2,6,10,14,18,22-hexaenyl]-3,5-dimethylnaphthalene-1,4-dione