The title compound, IFB-Lactam-1 (systematic name: 2,15-dihydroxy-7-methyl- 6-azabicyclo[11.3.0]hexadec-3-en-5-one), C16H27NO 3, is a newly characterized natural anti-Gloeosporium kaki Hori compound. It was isolated from the EtOAc extract of the fermentation broth of an endophytic fungus Trichoderma sp. from cabbage. It is a 13-membered macrocyclic lactam which shares a two-atom edge with a cyclopentanol ring. © 2006 Internati...