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Levetiracetam | Anticonvulsant

CAS:
102767-28-2
Catalog Number:
10-2040
Activity:
Anticonvulsant
Chemical Name:
2(S)-(2-Oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)butyramide
Molecular Weight:
170.21
Molecular Formula:
C29H14N2O2
Solubility:
Soluble in DMSO (up to at least 25 mg/ml).
Physical Properties:
White solid
Purity:
98% by HPLC
NMR (Conforms)
Storage Temperature:
-20°
Stability:
Stable for 1 year from date of purchase as supplied. Solutions in DMSO may be stored at -20° for up to 1 month.
Shipping Code:
RT

Levetiracetam (102767-28-2) is a clinically useful non-classical anticonvulsant.1 It has no effect on voltage-dependent Na+ channels, GABAergic transmission, or affinity for either GABAergic or glutaminergic receptors.2,3 Levetiracetam is believed to act via binding to the synaptic vesicle protein SV2A.4 Levetiracetam reduced intra-neuronal Ca2+ levels by inhibition of ryanodine and IP3 receptor-dependent Ca2+ release from the endoplasmic reticulum.5 It was also observed to lower the pH of neocortical pyramidal cells via weakening of the transmembrane HCO3(-)-mediated acid-extrusion.6

References/Citations:

1) Wright et al. (2013) Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacokinetics of Levetiracetam; Front. Neurol. 4 192
2) De Smedt et al. (2007) Levetiracetam: the profile of a novel anticonvulsant drug – part I: preclinical data; CNS Drug Rev. 13 43
3) Klitgaard and Verdru (2007) Levetiracetam: the first SV2A ligand for the treatment of epilepsy; Drug Discov. 21537
4) Lynch et al. (2004) The synaptic vesicle protein SV2A is the binding site for the antiepileptic drug levetiracetam; Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 101 9861
5) Nagarkatti et al. (2008) Levetiracetam inhibits both ryanodine and IP3 receptor activated calcium induced calcium release in hippocampal neurons in culture; Neurosci. Lett. 436 289
6) Bonnet et al. (2019) Levetiracetam mediates subtle pH-shifts in adult human pyramidal cells via an inhibition of the bicarbonate-driven neuronal pH-regulation – Implications for excitability and plasticity modulation; Brain Res. 1710 146

Levetiracetam | Anticonvulsant is also available in the Cellular Metabolism Library.
CAS:
102767-28-2
Catalog Number:
10-2040
Activity:
Anticonvulsant
Chemical Name:
2(S)-(2-Oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)butyramide
Molecular Weight:
170.21
Molecular Formula:
C29H14N2O2
Solubility:
Soluble in DMSO (up to at least 25 mg/ml).
Physical Properties:
White solid
Purity:
98% by HPLC
NMR (Conforms)
Storage Temperature:
-20°
Stability:
Stable for 1 year from date of purchase as supplied. Solutions in DMSO may be stored at -20° for up to 1 month.
Shipping Code:
RT

Safety Data Sheet:

N/A

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