The molecule is a methyl-branched, trienoic fatty acid consisting of dodeca-2,6,10-trienoic acid having three methyl substituents at the 3-, 7- and 11-positions. It has a role as a signalling molecule. It is a methyl-branched fatty acid, a trienoic fatty acid and an alpha,beta-unsaturated monocarboxylic acid. It derives from a dodeca-2,6,10-trienoic acid.
(2E,6E)-3,7,11-trimethyldodeca-2,6,10-trienoic acid