The structure and absolute configuration of vibralactone (1) from the cultures of the Basidiomycete Boreostereum vibrans were established by spectroscopic methods and computational methods. Vibralactone, an unusual fused beta-lactone-type metabolite, was found to inhibit pancreatic lipase with an IC50 of 0.4 microg/mL. [structure: see text]
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