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Preferred IUPAC name
2′-Hydroxy-4′,6′-dimethoxychalcone | |
Other names
Flavokawain B
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Identifiers | |
3D model (JSmol)
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2059845 | |
PubChem CID
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UNII | |
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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Properties | |
C17H16O4 | |
Molar mass | 284.311 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Flavokavain B is a flavokavain found in the kava plant.[1] In 2010 a paper was published identifying it as a glutathione-depleting hepatotoxin.[2]
FKB is said by enthusiasts to occur at higher concentrations in "tudei" kava strains, which are generally considered less desirable.