The molecule is an epoxide isolated from Streptomyces sp. E-1511. An inhibitor of interleukin-1beta converting enzyme (ICE), it acts as an anti-inflammatory agent and an antibiotic. It has a role as an antimicrobial agent, an anti-inflammatory agent, an EC 3.4.22.36 (caspase-1) inhibitor and a bacterial metabolite. It is an enol, a cyclic ketone, an epoxide, a tertiary alcohol and a monocarboxylic acid amide.
(2E,4E,6E)-N-[(1S,5S,6R)-5-hydroxy-5-[(1E,3E,5E)-7-[(2-hydroxy-5-oxocyclopenten-1-yl)amino]-7-oxohepta-1,3,5-trienyl]-2-oxo-7-oxabicyclo[4.1.0]hept-3-en-3-yl]-8-methyldeca-2,4,6-trienamide