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ChEBI: (+)-sesamin monocatechol is a catechol resulting from the hydrolysis of one of the two methylene acetal groups in (+)-sesamin. 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 is a member of benzodioxoles, a lignan, a furofuran and a member of catechols. It is functionally related to a (+)-sesamin.