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Gabapentin

United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard

Synonym(s):

1-(Aminomethyl)-cyclohexaneacetic acid, Neurontin

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C9H17NO2
CAS Number:
60142-96-3
Molecular Weight:
171.24
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329749919
MDL number:
MFCD00865286
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
2359739
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grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

API family

gabapentin

manufacturer/tradename

USP

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

SMILES string

NCC1(CC(O)=O)CCCCC1

InChI

1S/C9H17NO2/c10-7-9(6-8(11)12)4-2-1-3-5-9/h1-7,10H2,(H,11,12)

InChI key

UGJMXCAKCUNAIE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... CACNA1A(773), CACNA1B(774), CACNA1C(775), CACNA1D(776), CACNA1E(777), CACNA1F(778), CACNA1G(8913), CACNA1H(8912), CACNA1I(8911), CACNA1S(779), CACNA2D1(781), CACNA2D2(9254), CACNA2D3(55799), CACNA2D4(93589), CACNB1(782), CACNB2(783), CACNB3(784), CACNB4(785), CACNG1(786), CACNG2(10369), CACNG3(10368), CACNG4(27092), CACNG5(27091), CACNG6(59285), CACNG7(59284), CACNG8(59283)

Application

Gabapentin USP reference standard, intended for use in specified quality tests and assays as specified in the USP compendia.
Also, for use with USP monographs such as:
  • Gabapentin Capsules
  • Gabapentin Tablets
  • Gabapentin Compounded Cream
  • Gabapentin Compounded Oral Suspension

Analysis Note

These products are for test and assay use only. They are not meant for administration to humans or animals and cannot be used to diagnose, treat, or cure diseases of any kind.  ​

Other Notes

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

flash_point_f

Not applicable

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ESTIMATION OF GABAPENTIN IN HUMAN PLASMA USING LC-MS/MS METHOD.
Das, Binaya.
Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research, 6.3, 213-216 (2013)
N S Gee et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 271(10), 5768-5776 (1996-03-08)
Gabapentin (1-(aminomethyl)cyclohexane acetic acid; Neurontin) is a novel anticonvulsant drug, with a mechanism of action apparently dissimilar to that of other antiepileptic agents. We report here the isolation and characterization of a [3H]gabapentin-binding protein from pig cerebral cortex membranes. The
Cuiping Chen et al.
Journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 102(4), 1155-1164 (2013-02-06)
Neurontin®, an immediate-release (IR) formulation of gabapentin, was the first drug approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). The effective dosing regimen of gabapentin IR (G-IR) for PHN is 1800 mg/day in
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