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.
4-[(3S,3aR,6S,6aR)-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-1,3,3a,4,6,6a-hexahydrofuro[3,4-c]furan-6-yl]benzene-1,2-diol