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. 2022 Feb 21;11(4):1147. doi: 10.3390/jcm11041147

Table 1.

Psychedelic DMT and β-carbolines and their metabolites as components found in traditional Ayahuasca and in the human body. The data in the table are collected from the literature [19,29,33].

Compound Summary Formula Mw
(g/mol)
Concentration in Decoction (mg/mL) Percentual Concentration in Decoction (%) Derivates Found in Human Body
Harmine C13H12N2O 212.25 0.11–7.11 40 (15–75) harmol
Harmaline C13H14N2O 214.26 0.004–0.945 2 (0.3–16.8) harmalol
Tetrahydroharmine C13H16N2O 216.28 0.032–3.88 30 (1.4–55.4) tetrahydroharmol
N,N-dimethyltryptamine C12H16N2 188.27 0.088–3.12 25 (9.2–63,7) DMT-NO, NMT, 2-MTHBC, IAA

IAA-indole 3-acetic acid, DMT-NO-N,N-dimethyltryptamine-N-oxide, 2-MTHBC-2-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-β-carboline, NMT-N-methyltryptamine.