The molecule is a member of the class of tetramic acids that is trichosetin in which the hydrogen attached to the lactam nitrogen has been replaced by a methyl group. It is produced by the filamentous fungus Fusarium heterosporum. It has a role as an antibacterial agent, a quorum sensing inhibitor, a HIV-1 integrase inhibitor and a fungal metabolite. It is an enol, a member of octahydronaphthalenes, a primary alcohol and a member of tetramic acids. It derives from a trichosetin. It is a conjugate acid of an equisetin(1-).
(3Z,5S)-3-[[(1S,2R,4aS,6R,8aR)-1,6-dimethyl-2-[(E)-prop-1-enyl]-4a,5,6,7,8,8a-hexahydro-2H-naphthalen-1-yl]-hydroxymethylidene]-5-(hydroxymethyl)-1-methylpyrrolidine-2,4-dione