A new testosterone Scc-reductase inhibitor, 8',9'-dehydroascochlorin, was isolated from the cultured mycelium of Verticillum sp. FO-2787. This compound (M.W.: 402, C23H27ClO4) consists of 5-chloroorcylic aldehyde and 2,3,4-trimethylcyclohexenone moieties, which are connected via a chain of (2E,4E)-3-methyl-2,4-pentadiene. The IC50 value of the new microbial metabolite for testosterone Sa-reductase activity prepared from rat prostate was 4 x 10(-4) M.