Sesamin

Sesamin
IUPAC name

5,5'-(1S,3aR,4S,6aR)-tetrahydro-1H,3H- furo[3,4-c]furan-1,4-diylbis(1,3-benzodioxole)
Other names

Sesamin
Identifiers
CAS number 607-80-7 Y
PubChem 5204
KEGG C10882 N
ChEMBL CHEMBL252915 N
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Properties
Molecular formula C20H18O6
Molar mass 354.35 g/mol
Exact mass 354.110338 u
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Sesamin is a lignan isolated from the bark of Fagara plants and from sesame oil. It has been used as a dietary fat-reduction supplement, although no controlled studies on this application have been performed.[1] It's major metabolite is enterolactone, which has an elimination half life of less than 6 hours.[2]

References

  1. ^ Kamal-Eldin A, Moazzami A, Washi S (January 2011). "Sesame seed lignans: potent physiological modulators and possible ingredients in functional foods & nutraceuticals". Recent Pat Food Nutr Agric 3 (1): 17–29. PMID 21114470. 
  2. ^ Peñalvo JL, Heinonen SM, Aura AM, Adlercreutz H (May 2005). "Dietary sesamin is converted to enterolactone in humans". J. Nutr. 135 (5): 1056–62. PMID 15867281. http://jn.nutrition.org/content/135/5/1056.long. 

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Types of lignans
Lignans
Lignan glycosides
Mammalian lignans (enterolignans)
Enterodiol | Enterolactone | Lariciresinol | Hydroxymatairesinol | Syringaresinol
Neolignans
Eusiderin | Megaphone | Rhaphidecursinol A | Rhaphidecursinol B
Flavonolignans