The present invention relates to novel compound of stemphones obtained by
culturing microorganism belonging to genus Aspergillus and having ability
to produce compound of stemphones selected from the group consisting of
stemphone D substance, stemphone E substance, stemphone E1 substance,
stemphone E2 substance, stemphone E3 substance and stemphone F substance,
accumulating the compound of stemphones in the cultured mass, and
isolating the compound of stemphones from the cultured mass. Since the
obtained compound has enhancing activity for imipenem and activity for
reducing cytotoxicity, it can be expected to be useful as lead compounds
for combination remedy for methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
(MRSA) infection.