The molecule is an alicyclic ketone which is 3-oxocyclopent-1-ene substituted by a formamido group at position 1 as well as vinyl and hydroxy groups at position 4. It is isolated from a marine derived fungus Myrothecium sp. and acts as an inhibitor of tyrosinase enzyme (EC 1.14.18.1). It has a role as a metabolite and an EC 1.14.18.1 (tyrosinase) inhibitor. It is a member of formamides, a tertiary alcohol, an alicyclic ketone and a tertiary alpha-hydroxy ketone.
N-[(4R)-4-ethenyl-4-hydroxy-3-oxocyclopenten-1-yl]formamide