Description
Sesamin is a lignan isolated from the bark of Fagara plants and from sesame oil. It acts as a non-competitive inhibitor of Δ5-desaturase, and reduces cholesterol.
Synonyms
Fagarol; Sezamin; Asarinin; Pseudocubebin; 5-[(3S,3aR,6S,6aR)-3-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-1,3,3a,4,6,6a-hexahydrofuro[3,4-c]furan-6-yl]-1,3-benzodioxole
IUPAC Name
5-[(3S,3aR,6S,6aR)-3-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-1,3,3a,4,6,6a-hexahydrofuro[3,4-c]furan-6-yl]-1,3-benzodioxole
Molecular Formula
C20H18O6
Canonical SMILES
C1C2C(COC2C3=CC4=C(C=C3)OCO4)C(O1)C5=CC6=C(C=C5)OCO6
InChI
InChI=1S/C20H18O6/c1-3-15-17(25-9-23-15)5-11(1)19-13-7-22-20(14(13)8-21-19)12-2-4-16-18(6-12)26-10-24-16/h1-6,13-14,19-20H,7-10H2/t13-,14-,19+,20+/m0/s1
InChIKey
PEYUIKBAABKQKQ-AFHBHXEDSA-N
Application
anti-fibrotic; anti-oxidative