Two new 6,6-spiroacetal polyketides, spirotoamides A (1) and B (2), were isolated from a microbial metabolite fraction library of Streptomyces griseochromogenes JC82-1223 by screening of structurally unique compounds based on a search of spectral database. The fraction library was constructed using a systematic separation method to efficiently discover new metabolites from microbial sources such as actinomycetes and fungi. The structures of 1 and 2 were elucidated by 2D-NMR and mass spectrometric measurements. They belong to a class of polyketides, and contain a 6,6-spiroacetal core structure and a carboxamide group. The biosynthetic pathway of 1 and 2 is discussed in the text. Keywords: fraction library; microbial metabolite; spiroacetal polyketide; Streptomyces griseochromogenes; structure elucidation INTRODUCTION Microorganisms, such as actinomycetes and fungi, have a tremendous capacity to produce structurally diverse metabolites 1 with disparate activities, rendering them a significant source of pharmaceutical leads and therapeutic agents. 2,3 They are also used as potential bioprobes for chemical biology studies. 4,5 Many secondary metabolites have been reported, but not all have been isolated, nor have their wide-ranging physicochemical properties and low abundance been examined with regard to their potentially useful activities. Thus, we constructed a microbial metabolite fraction library by systematic separation with a spectral database, based on photodiode-array detector attached LC/MS analysis to discover structurally unique metabolites efficiently and rapidly. We discovered and isolated verticilactam 6 from S. spiroveticillatus JC-8444, a tautomycin producer, 7-9 and the new fraquinocins I and J 10 and 6-dimethylalylindole-3-carbaldehyde 11 from S. reveromyceticus SN-593, a reveromycin producer 12 by our methodology constructing the fraction library. Also, Bugni et al. 13 reported a marine natural products library by HPLC-MS fractionation for rapid drug discovery. These reports have demonstrated the advantage of fraction libraries in isolating and investigating the activities of natural products.Our microbial fraction library was developed on basic chromatographic techniques, comprizing two-step separation by middlepressure liquid chromatography (MPLC) and C 18 -HPLC, yielding 300-400 fractions from a single microbial strain with reproducibility. In addition to many known compounds, the fractions, which contain unidentified minor components, might contain valuable compounds