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Details

Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C20H18O6
Molecular Weight 354.3533
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 4 / 4
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of SESAMIN, (-)-

SMILES

[H][C@@]12CO[C@@H](C3=CC4=C(OCO4)C=C3)[C@]1([H])CO[C@H]2C5=CC6=C(OCO6)C=C5

InChI

InChIKey=PEYUIKBAABKQKQ-NSMLZSOPSA-N
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+/m1/s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI
(-)-Sesamin is a lignan present in sesam oil and a number of medicinal plants. It exerts various pharmacological effects, such as prevention of hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and carcinogenesis. Moreover, (-)-sesamin has chemopreventive and anticancer activity in vitro and in vivo. (-)-Sesamin is an inhibitor of human mitochondrial Lon protease and DNA damage agents to activate the DNA damage checkpoints as well induce apoptosis in NSCLC cells. (-)-Sesamin is an antioxidant, showing effective 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity.

CNS Activity

Curator's Comment: (-)-sesamin protects from chronic electric footshock (EF) stress-induced anxiety disorders in mice.

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
Target ID: P36776
Gene ID: 9361.0
Gene Symbol: LONP1
Target Organism: Homo sapiens (Human)
Conditions
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Determination of L-sesamin and L-asarinin in Zanthoxylum(Roxb.) DC. by high performance liquid chromatography.
2002 Jul
Inhibition of prostaglandin E(2) production by taiwanin C isolated from the root of Acanthopanax chiisanensis and the mechanism of action.
2002 Nov 1
Patents

Sample Use Guides

Mice were treated with (-)-sesamin (25 and 50 mg/kg) orally once a day for 21 days prior to exposure to EF stress (0.6 mA, 1 s every 5 s, 3 min). Mice treated with (-)-sesamin (25 and 50 mg/kg) exhibited less severe decreases in the number of open arm entries and time spent on open arms in the elevated plus-maze test and the distance traveled in the open field test following exposure to chronic EF stress.
Route of Administration: Oral
In PC12 cells, treatment with (-)-sesamin (25 uM) reduced 6-OHDA (100 uM)-induced cell death and induced transient extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK1/2) phosphorylation and Bad phosphorylation at Ser112 (BadSer112). In contrast, sustained ERK1/2 phosphorylation, p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38MAPK) and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK1/2) phosphorylation, and cleaved-caspase-3 activity, all of which were induced by 6-OHDA (100 uM), were inhibited by treatment with (-)-sesamin (25 uM).
Name Type Language
SESAMIN, (-)-
Common Name English
1,3-BENZODIOXOLE, 5,5'-(TETRAHYDRO-1H,3H-FURO(3,4-C)FURAN- 1,4-DIYL)BIS-, CIS-(-)-
Common Name English
L-SESAMIN
Common Name English
1,3-BENZODIOXOLE, 5,5'-(TETRAHYDRO-1H,3H-FURO(3,4-C)FURAN-1,4-DIYL)BIS-, (1R-(1.ALPHA.,3A.ALPHA.,4.ALPHA.,6A.ALPHA.))-
Common Name English
1,3-BENZODIOXOLE, 5,5'-((1R,3AS,4R,6AS)-TETRAHYDRO-1H,3H-FURO(3,4-C)FURAN-1,4-DIYL)BIS-
Common Name English
SESAMIN, L-
Common Name English
(-)-SESAMIN
Common Name English
Code System Code Type Description
CAS
13079-95-3
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PUBCHEM
382073
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FDA UNII
9VCT11F572
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