SMILES: C1[C@H]2[C@H](CO[C@@H]2C3=CC4=C(C=C3)OCO4)[C@H](O1)C5=CC(=C(C=C5)O)O
Description: The molecule is a catechol resulting from the hydrolysis of one of the two methylene acetal groups in (+)-sesamin. 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 is a member of benzodioxoles, a lignan, a catechol and a furofuran. It derives from a (+)-sesamin.