Abstract
Two alkaloids, (-)-pipermethystine and (-)-epoxypipermethystine, and two lactones, (+)-dihydromethysticin and yangonin, were isolated from the kava plant (Piper methysticum) and crystallographically authenticated.
Original language | English (US) |
---|---|
Pages (from-to) | 1333-1336 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Natural Product Communications |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2008 |
Keywords
- Dihydromethysticin
- Epoxypipermethystine
- Kava alkaloids
- Kava plant
- Kavalactones
- Pipermethystine
- Yangonin
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pharmacology
- Plant Science
- Drug Discovery
- Complementary and alternative medicine