卡瓦酒的化学考古学，一种强效饮品。

Chemical archaeology of kava, a potent brew.

作者信息

Hocart C H, Fankhauser B, Buckle D W

机构信息

Research School of Biological Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra.

出版信息

Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom. 1993 Mar;7(3):219-24. doi: 10.1002/rcm.1290070311.

DOI:10.1002/rcm.1290070311

PMID:8481541

Abstract

Kava lactones, which are present in the intoxicating Pacific Island drink, kava, have now been detected in a number of archaeological artefacts using selected-ion monitoring techniques in conjunction with gas chromatography/electron impact-mass spectrometry. Thus it is now possible to link unequivocally kava drinking, a major aspect of the ceremonial culture of many Pacific societies, to the archaeological record. In addition, a new variation of the kava lactone skeleton was tentatively identified in the form of 7,8-dihydro-5,6-dehydrokawain and 7,8-dihydro-5,6-dehydromethysticin.

摘要

卡瓦内酯存在于令人陶醉的太平洋岛屿饮品卡瓦中，如今通过选择离子监测技术结合气相色谱/电子轰击质谱法，已在一些考古文物中检测到了卡瓦内酯。因此，现在有可能明确地将卡瓦饮用（许多太平洋社会礼仪文化的一个主要方面）与考古记录联系起来。此外，还初步鉴定出了卡瓦内酯骨架的一种新变体，其形式为7,8 - 二氢 - 5,6 - 脱氢卡哇因和7,8 - 二氢 - 5,6 - 脱氢紫铆因。