The molecule is a member of the class of phenazines that is 5,10-dihydrophenazine-1-carboxylic acid substituted by benzoyl groups at positions 3 and 7 and a geranyl moiety at position 5. It is isolated from the mycelium of Streptomyces prunicolor and acts as a free radical scavenger. It has a role as a metabolite and a radical scavenger. It is a member of phenazines, a dioxo monocarboxylic acid, a diketone and an aromatic ketone.
3,7-dibenzoyl-5-[(2E)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dienyl]-10H-phenazine-1-carboxylic acid