SMILES: C1[C@H]2[C@H](CO[C@@H]2C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)[C@H](O1)C4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)O
Description: The molecule is a furofuran that is (+)-sesamin in which both of the methylene acetals groups have been hydrolysed to afford the corresponding bis-catechol. Found as a product of (+)-sesamin in rat liver homogenate and also produced from sesamin by an enzyme (SesA) found in Sinomonas species. no. 22 growing on sesamin. It has a role as a plant metabolite. It is a catechol, a lignan and a furofuran. It derives from a (+)-sesamin monocatechol and a (+)-sesamin.