Desmethoxyyangonin (DMY) or 5,6-dehydrokavain is one of the six main kavalactones found in the Piper methysticum (kava) plant. It is a reversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidase B (MAO-B), likely contributing to increased dopamine levels in the brain's nucleus accumbens and supporting kava's attention-enhancing effects.
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