Term Name: benthophoenin
Synonyms: 3,7-dibenzoyl-5-[(2E)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dien-1-yl]-5,10-dihydrophenazine-1-carboxylic acid
Definition: 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.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:65482]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: aromatic ketone diketone dioxo monocarboxylic acid phenazines
has_role: metabolite radical scavenger