Ilepcimide
Ilepcimide, also known as antiepilepserine, is an anticonvulsant.[1] It is a piperidine derivative that was first synthesized by Chinese researchers as an analogue of piperine, the main alkaloid and phytochemical of black pepper (and of other plants in the family Piperaceae).
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Formula | C15H17NO3 |
Molar mass | 259.305 g·mol−1 |
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Ilepcimide has serotonergic activity.[1][2][3]
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References
- Ganellin CR, Triggle DJ (21 November 1996). Dictionary of Pharmacological Agents. CRC Press. p. 1116. ISBN 978-0-412-46630-4. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- Liu GQ, Algeri S, Ceci A, Garattini S, Gobbi M, Murai S (December 1984). "Stimulation of serotonin synthesis in rat brain after antiepilepsirine, an antiepileptic piperine derivative". Biochemical Pharmacology. 33 (23): 3883–6. doi:10.1016/0006-2952(84)90055-8. PMID 6210090.
- Yan QS, Mishra PK, Burger RL, Bettendorf AF, Jobe PC, Dailey JW (May 1992). "Evidence that carbamazepine and antiepilepsirine may produce a component of their anticonvulsant effects by activating serotonergic neurons in genetically epilepsy-prone rats". The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 261 (2): 652–9. PMID 1374472.
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