/ COMPOUND
(+)-sesamin
Molecular ID 72307Formula C20H18O6MW 354.411 food sources
Molecular structure
Biochemical reactions
Metabolic reactions from curated biochemical databases · peer-reviewed
(+)-sesamin + (6S)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolyl-(gamma-L-Glu)(n) = (+)-sesamin monocatechol + (6R)-5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolyl-(gamma-L-Glu)(n)
(+)-piperitol + reduced [NADPH--hemoprotein reductase] + O2 = (+)-sesamin + oxidized [NADPH--hemoprotein reductase] + 2 H2O + H(+)
Research associations
Literature-derived · peer-reviewed sources only · not medical advice
acute kidney injurypeer-reviewed
brain injuriespeer-reviewed
catalepsypeer-reviewed
chemical and drug induced liver injurypeer-reviewed
dysbiosispeer-reviewed
edemapeer-reviewed
heart diseasespeer-reviewed
hypokinesiapeer-reviewed
infarction, middle cerebral arterypeer-reviewed
inflammation
Foods containing this compound
Verified Data
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