Kavalactone

Kavalactones are a class of lactone compounds found in the kava shrub.
==Compounds==
At least eighteen different kavalactones have been identified to date, with methysticin being the first identified.Naumov, P., Dragull, K., Yoshioka, M., Tang, C.-S.; Ng, S. W. "Structural Characterization of Genuine (—)-Pipermethystine, (—)-Epoxypipermethystine, (+)-Dihydromethysticin and Yangonin from the Kava Plant (Piper methysticum)", Natural Product Communications(2008), 3(8) 1333—1336.
 Synthetic analogues, such as ethysticin, also exist.
==See also==
*Entheogen
==References==
==External links==
* NIH Kava Chemistry & Toxicology Executive Summary
Category:Entheogens
Category:Kava