1359404
USP
Levetiracetam
United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard
Synonym(s):
(αS)-α-Ethyl-2-oxo-1-pyrrolidineacetamide, 2(S)-(2-Oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)butyramide
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About This Item
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C8H14N2O2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
170.21
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24
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pharmaceutical primary standard
API family
levetiracetam
manufacturer/tradename
USP
application(s)
pharmaceutical (small molecule)
format
neat
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
Gene Information
human ... CACNA1B(774) , SV2A(9900)
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General description
This product is provided as delivered and specified by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. All information provided in support of this product, including SDS and any product information leaflets have been developed and issued under the Authority of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.For further information and support please go to the website of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.
Application
Levetiracetam USP reference standard, intended for use in specified quality tests and assays as specified in the USP compendia.
Biochem/physiol Actions
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.
Analysis Note
These products are for test and assay use only. They are not meant for administration to humans or animals and cannot be used to diagnose, treat, or cure diseases of any kind.
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Storage Class Code
11 - Combustible Solids
WGK
WGK 3
Flash Point(F)
Not applicable
Flash Point(C)
Not applicable
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Muhammad U Farooq et al.
American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 66(6), 541-561 (2009-03-07)
The role of levetiracetam in different epileptic, nonepileptic, neurologic, and psychiatric disorders is discussed. Levetiracetam, an antiepileptic drug (AED), was first approved as an adjunctive therapy for the treatment of partial epilepsy in adults. It is currently being used in
Benefit of combination therapy in epilepsy: a review of the preclinical evidence with levetiracetam.
Rafal M Kaminski et al.
Epilepsia, 50(3), 387-397 (2008-07-17)
Levetiracetam (Keppra) is an antiepileptic drug (AED) characterized by a novel mechanism of action, unique profile of activity in seizure models, and broad-spectrum clinical efficacy. The present report critically reviews several preclinical studies focused on combination therapy with levetiracetam and
Justin B Usery et al.
Journal of neuro-oncology, 99(2), 251-260 (2010-02-11)
To determine the safety and tolerability of IV and oral levetiracetam monotherapy for seizures in brain tumor patients following resection. Brain tumor patients undergoing neurosurgery with >or=1 seizure within the preceding month prior to surgery were enrolled to receive intravenous
J Rösche et al.
Fortschritte der Neurologie-Psychiatrie, 81(1), 21-27 (2012-08-15)
Non-convulsive status epilepticus and epilepsia partialis continua are common epileptic conditions for which straightforward recommendations based on controlled randomised trials for treatment of therapy refractory courses are lacking. Therefore in these conditions sometimes antiepileptic drugs that are not approved by
Katherine A Lyseng-Williamson
Drugs, 71(4), 489-514 (2011-03-15)
Levetiracetam (Keppra®, E Keppra®) is an established second-generation antiepileptic drug (AED). Worldwide, levetiracetam is most commonly approved as adjunctive treatment of partial onset seizures with or without secondary generalization; other approved indications include monotherapy treatment of partial onset seizures with
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