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Oxiracetam

Synonym(s):

4-Hydroxy-2-oxopyrrolidine-N-acetamide

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H10N2O3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
158.16
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

NC(=O)CN1CC(O)CC1=O

InChI

1S/C6H10N2O3/c7-5(10)3-8-2-4(9)1-6(8)11/h4,9H,1-3H2,(H2,7,10)

InChI key

IHLAQQPQKRMGSS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Biochem/physiol Actions

Nootropic agent, improves learning and memory, and prevents impairment of cognitive functions. Its mechanism of action in not yet known, but it is suggested to modulate glutamatergic and cholinergic neurotransmission. Protein kinase C may be involved.
Nootropic agent, improves learning and memory.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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C Mondadori et al.
Behavioural brain research, 77(1-2), 223-225 (1996-05-01)
The memory-enhancing effects of a single treatment with the GABAB antagonist CGP 36,742 (10 mg/kg) or the nootropic agent oxiracetam (100 mg/kg) given immediately after a learning experience ('post-trial') remain detectable for at least 4 months thereafter. This indicates that
M Raiteri et al.
Neuroscience letters, 145(1), 109-113 (1992-09-28)
The effects of the nootropic drug oxiracetam on the K(+)-evoked overflow of [3H]D-aspartic acid ([3H]D-ASP), [3H]acetylcholine ([3H]ACh), [3H] gamma-aminobutyric acid ([3H]GABA), [3H]noradrenaline ([3H]NA) and [3H]5-hydroxytryptamine ([3H]5-HT) have been studied in superfused rat hippocampal slices. The overflow of [3H]D-ASP was enhanced
Chenhao Zhang et al.
Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment, 15, 1639-1647 (2019-07-13)
Objective: To explore the efficacy and safety of "cocktail therapy" in Parkinson's disease with dementia (PDD). Patients and methods: Sixty patients with PDD were randomly assigned to the test group (n=30) and a control group (n=30). The control group received
R C Simpson et al.
Journal of chromatography, 631(1-2), 227-232 (1993-02-12)
Reversed-phase HPLC methodology utilizing pre-column derivatization and post-column reaction fluorimetric detection has been developed and applied to the determination of oxiracetam in human plasma. The method involves preliminary isolation of oxiracetam and internal standard from plasma by solid-phase extraction prior
A Cavoy et al.
Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior, 47(2), 283-287 (1994-02-01)
Cognition-enhancing effects of no-otropic drugs are currently ascribed to an increase in arousal level. In order to test this hypothesis, we studied the effects of three doses of oxiracetam (25, 50 and 100 mg/kg IP) on a radial maze task

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