Substance
ID:1163
Names and Identifiers
IUPAC Traditional name
kavapyrone
Synonyms
Kava
IUPAC name
6-[(E)-2-(cyclohexa-1,5-dien-1-yl)ethenyl]-4-methoxy-5,6-dihydro-2H-pyran-2-one
Properties
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Molecule Details
Drug Groups
nutraceutical
References
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Uebelhack R, Franke L, Schewe HJ: Inhibition of platelet MAO-B by kava pyrone-enriched extract from Piper methysticum Forster (kava-kava). Pharmacopsychiatry. 1998 Sep;31(5):187-92.
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Baum SS, Hill R, Rommelspacher H: Effect of kava extract and individual kavapyrones on neurotransmitter levels in the nucleus accumbens of rats. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 1998 Oct;22(7):1105-20.
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Seitz U, Schule A, Gleitz J: [3H]-monoamine uptake inhibition properties of kava pyrones. Planta Med. 1997 Dec;63(6):548-9.
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Lim ST, Dragull K, Tang CS, Bittenbender HC, Efird JT, Nerurkar PV: Effects of kava alkaloid, pipermethystine, and kavalactones on oxidative stress and cytochrome P450 in F-344 rats. Toxicol Sci. 2007 May;97(1):214-21. Epub 2007 Feb 27.
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Sorrentino L, Capasso A, Schmidt M: Safety of ethanolic kava extract: Results of a study of chronic toxicity in rats. Phytomedicine. 2006 Sep;13(8):542-9. Epub 2006 Aug 14.
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Molecular Spectra
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References
• Baum SS, Hill R, Rommelspacher H: Effect of kava extract and individual kavapyrones on neurotransmitter levels in the nucleus accumbens of rats. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 1998 Oct;22(7):1105-20. Pubmed
• Lim ST, Dragull K, Tang CS, Bittenbender HC, Efird JT, Nerurkar PV: Effects of kava alkaloid, pipermethystine, and kavalactones on oxidative stress and cytochrome P450 in F-344 rats. Toxicol Sci. 2007 May;97(1):214-21. Epub 2007 Feb 27. Pubmed
• Seitz U, Schule A, Gleitz J: [3H]-monoamine uptake inhibition properties of kava pyrones. Planta Med. 1997 Dec;63(6):548-9. Pubmed
• Sorrentino L, Capasso A, Schmidt M: Safety of ethanolic kava extract: Results of a study of chronic toxicity in rats. Phytomedicine. 2006 Sep;13(8):542-9. Epub 2006 Aug 14. Pubmed
• Uebelhack R, Franke L, Schewe HJ: Inhibition of platelet MAO-B by kava pyrone-enriched extract from Piper methysticum Forster (kava-kava). Pharmacopsychiatry. 1998 Sep;31(5):187-92. Pubmed