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Kavatin

Catalog No. K145500 Name Toronto Research Chemicals
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SYNONYMS

IUPAC name
(6R)-6-[(E)-2-(2H-1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)ethenyl]-4-methoxy-5,6-dihydro-2H-pyran-2-one
IUPAC Traditional name
methysticin
Synonyms
Methysticin
(6R)-6-[(1E)-2-(1,3-Benzodioxol-5-yl)ethenyl]-5,6-dihydro-4-methoxy-2H-pyran-2-one
(+)-Methysticin
Kavahin
NSC 112158
d-Methysticin

DATABASE IDS

CAS Number 495-85-2

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Description (English)
A lactone isolated from the Kava plant (Piper methysticum). The active constituents of Kava are a group of approx. 18 compounds collectively referred to as kavalactones or kava pyrones. One of the active components of the intoxicating beverage Kava from t

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  • Clayton, N., et al.: Exp. Toxicol. Pathol., 58, 223 (1988)