芝麻林素是木脂素(lignan也叫木酚素)类化合物，具有很强的生理活性。

InChI编码

1S\/C20H18O7\/c1-3-15-17(25-9-23-15)5-11(1)19-13-7-22-20(14(13)8-21-19)27-12-2-4-16-18(6-12)26-10-24-16\/h1-6,13-14,19-20H,7-10H2\/t13-,14-,19+,20+\/m0\/s1

其他名称

(+)-5-[(1S,3Aβ,4R,6Aβ)-4-(1,3-BENZODIOXOL-5-YLOXY)TETRAHYDRO1H,3H-FURO[3,4-C]FURAN-1-YL]-1,3-BENZODIOXOLE;

5-[(1S,3Aβ,4β,6Aβ)-4-(1,3-BENZODIOXOLE-5-YLOXY)TETRAHYDRO-1H,3H-FURO[3,4-C]FURAN-1-YL]-1,3-BENZODIOXOLE;

5-[(1S,3AR,4R,6AR)-4-(1,3-BENZODIOXOL-5-YLOXY)-1,3,3A,4,6,6A-HEXAHYDROFURO[3,4-C]FURAN-1-YL]-1,3-BENZODIOXOLE;