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Description: Benzodiazepine partial agonist
Alternative Names: Ro 16-6028
Chemical Name: (13aS)-8-Bromo-11,12,13,13a-tetrahydro-9-oxo-9H-imidazo[1,5-a]pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepine-1-carboxylic acid 1,1-dimethylethyl ester
Purity: ≥98% (HPLC)
Biological Activity for Bretazenil
Bretazenil is a partial agonist at the GABAA benzodiazepine site (EC50 = 10 nM at α1β1γ2 receptors). Displays anticonvulsive activity in vivo.
Technical Data for Bretazenil
| M. Wt | 418.28 |
| Formula | C19H20BrN3O3 |
| Storage | Desiccate at +4°C |
| Purity | ≥98% (HPLC) |
| CAS Number | 84379-13-5 |
| PubChem ID | 107926 |
| InChI Key | LWUDDYHYYNNIQI-ZDUSSCGKSA-N |
| Smiles | O=C(N4[C@]([H])3CCC4)C1=C(Br)C=CC=C1N2C3=C(C(OC(C)(C)C)=O)N=C2 |
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References for Bretazenil
References are publications that support the biological activity of the product.
Rundfeldt et al (1995) Anticonvulsant tolerance and withdrawal characteristics of benzodiazepine receptor ligands in different seizure models in mice. Comparison of D.pam, bretazenil and abecarnil. J.Pharmacol.Exp.Ther. 275 693 PMID: 7473156
Munro et al (2008) Comparison of the novel subtype-selective GABAA receptor-positive allosteric modulator NS11394 [3'-[5-(1-hydroxy-1-methyl-ethyl)-benzoimidazol-1-yl]-biphenyl-2-carbonitrile] with D.pam, zolpidem, bretazenil, and gaboxadol in rat models of i J.Pharmacol.Exp.Ther. 327 969 PMID: 18791060
Puia et al (1992) Molecular mechanisms of the partial allosteric modulatory effects of bretazenil at γ-aminobutyric acid type A receptor. Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci. USA Neurobiology 89 3620
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