Antifungal metabolite from Trichoderma viride ND8: NL 302527 (1964 to Loevens); C.A. 62, 1050f (1965); also isolated from Myrothecium roridum. Structure: Godtfredsen, Vangedal, Proc. Chem. Soc. London 1964, 188; Gutzwiller et al., Helv. Chim. Acta 47, 2234 (1964); Godtfredsen, Vangedal, Acta Chem. Scand. 19, 1088 (1965); Abrahamsson, Nilsson, ibid. 20, 1044 (1966). Total synthesis: Colvin et al., Chem. Commun. 1971, 858; eidem, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1 1973, 1989. Activity studies: Yamamoto et al., Takeda Kenkyusho Nempo 28, 69 (1969), C.A. 72, 76058g (1970). Inhibition of protein synthesis: F. Hernandez, M. Cannon, J. Antibiot. 35, 875 (1982).