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L8668

Levetiracetam

≥98% (HPLC), powder, acetylcholine receptor inhibitor

Synonym(s):

(αS)-α-Ethyl-2-oxo-1-pyrrolidineacetamide, 2(S)-(2-Oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)butyramide

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C8H14N2O2
CAS Number:
102767-28-2
Molecular Weight:
170.21
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
329817665
NACRES:
NA.77
MDL number:
MFCD03265610
Assay:
≥98% (HPLC)
Form:
powder
Quality level:
100

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Product Name

Levetiracetam, ≥98% (HPLC)

SMILES string

CC[C@H](N1CCCC1=O)C(N)=O

InChI

1S/C8H14N2O2/c1-2-6(8(9)12)10-5-3-4-7(10)11/h6H,2-5H2,1H3,(H2,9,12)/t6-/m0/s1

InChI key

HPHUVLMMVZITSG-LURJTMIESA-N

assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

color

white

solubility

H2O: >5 mg/mL

originator

UCB Inc.

Quality Level

100

Gene Information

human ... CACNA1B(774), SV2A(9900)

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General description

Levetiracetam is a member of the pyrrolidone family, which is a second-generation anti-epileptic drug (AED). It acts as a neuroprotective and hyperalgesic drug. Levetiracetam is implicated in cholinergic neurotransmission.

Application

Levetiracetam has been used as an anti-epileptic drug to study its effects on glucose-mediated death.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Levetiracetam is a pyrrolidine with antiepileptic activity.
Levetiracetam is a pyrrolidine with antiepileptic activity. Stereoselective binding of levetiracetam was confined to synaptic plasma membranes in the central nervous system with no binding occurring in peripheral tissue. Levetiracetam inhibits burst firing without affecting normal neuronal excitability, which suggests that it may selectively prevent hyper-synchronization of epileptiform burst firing and propagation of seizure activity.

Features and Benefits

This compound was developed by UCB Inc.. To browse the list of other pharma-developed compounds and Approved Drugs/Drug Candidates, click here.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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Cell, 166(6), 1512-1525 (2016)
Shaikhah Alshuaib et al.
Synapse (New York, N.Y.), 74(8), e22154-e22154 (2020-03-20)
Levetiracetam (LEV) is a widely prescribed antiepileptic drug, but its actions on neuronal function are not fully characterized. Since this drug is believed to enter neurons by binding to a vesicular protein during endocytosis, we used motor axons of the
Levetiracetam as an antiepileptic, neuroprotective, and hyperalgesic drug
Cortes-Altamirano JL, et al.
Neurology India, 64(6), 1266-1266 (2016)
Johan Zelano et al.
Seizure, 21(4), 233-236 (2012-02-11)
The role of new antiepileptic drugs (AED) in the treatment of status epilepticus (SE) is of interest, especially in benzodiazepine-resistant status epilepticus where phenytoin is deemed inappropriate due to allergy or comorbidity. Levetiracetam (LEV) is a new AED with few
Delia M Talos et al.
Pediatric research, 73(1), 24-30 (2012-11-10)
Neonatal seizures can result in chronic epilepsy and long-term behavioral and cognitive deficits. Levetiracetam (LEV), an antiepileptic drug that binds to the synaptic vesicle protein 2A (SV2A), has been increasingly used off-label for the therapy of neonatal seizures. Preclinical data
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