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Beta-carboline alkaloids

Harmine, harmaline, and tetrahydroharmine; reversible MAO-A inhibitors from Banisteriopsis caapi vine that form the MAOI component of ayahuasca. Detected by HPLC-UV at 254 nm alongside DMT in brew analysis.

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