Bretazenil

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Bretazenil | CAS No. 84379-13-5 | GABA-A Receptor Benzodiazepines
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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%

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Biological Activity

Bretazenil is a partial agonist at the GABAA benzodiazepine site (EC50 = 10 nM at α1β1γ2 receptors). Displays anticonvulsive activity in vivo.

Technical Data

M.Wt:
418.28
Formula:
C19H20BrN3O3
Solubility:
Soluble to 100 mM in DMSO and to 100 mM in ethanol
Purity:
≥98%
Storage:
Desiccate at +4°C
CAS No:
84379-13-5

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Background References

  1. Anticonvulsant tolerance and withdrawal characteristics of benzodiazepine receptor ligands in different seizure models in mice. Comparison of D.pam, bretazenil and abecarnil.
    Rundfeldt et al.
    J.Pharmacol.Exp.Ther., 1995;275:693
  2. Molecular mechanisms of the partial allosteric modulatory effects of bretazenil at γ-aminobutyric acid type A receptor.
    Puia et al.
    Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci. USA Neurobiology, 1992;89:3620
  3. 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
    Munro et al.
    J.Pharmacol.Exp.Ther., 2008;327:969

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