Term Name: (+)-sesamin dicatechol
Synonyms: (+)-sesamin dicatechol, 4-[(1S,3aR,4S,6aR)-4-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)tetrahydro-1H,3H-furo[3,4-c]furan-1-yl]benzene-1,2-diol, SC-2
Definition: 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.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:136543]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: catechols furofuran lignan
has_functional_parent: (+)-sesamin (+)-sesamin monocatechol
has_role: plant metabolite