The molecule is an iminium betaine that is 5-methylphenazin-5-ium which is substituted at position 1 by an oxidanidyl group. An antibiotic pigment produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. It has a role as an antibacterial agent, a biological pigment, a bacterial metabolite and a virulence factor. It is a member of phenazines and an iminium betaine. It is a conjugate base of a pyocyanine(1+).
5-methyl-10H-phenazin-1-ol