The molecule is an organic sulfide that consists of two 4-hydroxybenzyl groups covalently bound to a central sulfur atom. It is isolated from Gastrodia elata and Pleuropterus ciliinervis and exhibits neoroprotective activity. It has a role as a metabolite, an EC 3.5.1.98 (histone deacetylase) inhibitor and a neuroprotective agent. It is an organic sulfide and a polyphenol.
4-[(4-hydroxyphenyl)methylsulfanylmethyl]phenol