Yangonin

• Catalog No.: Y100550
• CAS Number: 500-62-9
• M. F.: C15H14O4
• M. W.: 258.26926

SYNONYMS

• IUPAC name: 4-methoxy-6-[(E)-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)ethenyl]-2H-pyran-2-one
• IUPAC Traditional name: yangonin
• Synonyms: 6-(p-Methoxystyryl)-4-methoxy-α-pyrone; 4-Methoxy-6-[(1E)-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)ethenyl]-2H-pyran-2-one; 4-Methoxy-6-[β-(p-anisyl)vinyl]-α-pyrone

DATABASE IDS

• CAS Number: 500-62-9

DETAILS

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. Kawain, dihydrokawain, methysticin, dihydromethysticin, yangonin, and

REFERENCES

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• Mathews, J., et al.: Drug Metab. Dispos., 33, 1555 (1988)
• Clayton, N., et al.: Exp. Toxicol. Pathol., 58, 223 (1988)