beta-Carboline alkaloids in Peganum harmala and inhibition of human monoamine oxidase (MAO).
Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association March 1, 2010 T Herraiz, D González, C Ancín-Azpilicueta et al.
Peganum harmala L. is a multipurpose medicinal plant increasingly used for psychoactive recreational purposes (Ayahuasca analog). Harmaline, harmine, harmalol, harmol and tetrahydroharmine were identified and quantified as the main beta-carboline alkaloids in P. harmala extracts. Seeds and roots contained the highest levels of alkaloids with low levels in stems and leaves, and absence in...