Aniracetam

Name: Aniracetam
Brand: Tocris Bioscience
SKU: 0867

Tocris Bioscience, part of Bio-Techne | Catalog # 0867

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Inhibits desensitization; AMPA > kainate

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0867 has been discontinued. View all AMPA Receptor Inhibitors products.

Key Product Details

Description:	Inhibits desensitization; AMPA > kainate
Chemical Name:	1-(4-Methoxybenzoyl)-2-pyrrolidinone
Purity:	≥99% (HPLC)
Molecular Weight:	219.24

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Biological Activity for Aniracetam

Aniracetam is a nootropic, with modulatory actions through allosteric potentiation of AMPA specific receptors, reduction of glutamate receptor desensitization and potentiation of metabotropic glutamate receptor activity. Anxiolytic following systemic administration.

Technical Data for Aniracetam

M. Wt	219.24
Formula	C₁₂H₁₃NO₃
Storage	Store at RT
Purity	≥99% (HPLC)
CAS Number	72432-10-1
PubChem ID	2196
InChi Key	ZXNRTKGTQJPIJK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Smiles	COC1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)N1CCCC1=O

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Tocris products are intended for laboratory research use only, unless stated otherwise.

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References for Aniracetam

References are publications that support the biological activity of the product.

Ito Allosteric potentiation of quisqualate receptors by a nootropic drug aniracetam. J.Physiol. 1990 PMID: 1975272
Nakamura and Kurasawa Anxiolytic effects of aniracetam in three different mouse models of anxiety and the underlying mechanism. Eur.J.Pharmacol. 2001 PMID: 11412837
Isaacson and Nicholl Aniracetam reduces glutamate receptor desensitisation and slows the decay of fast excitatory synaptic currents in the hippocampus. Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.U.S.A. 1991 PMID: 1660156

Aniracetam

Tocris Bioscience, part of Bio-Techne | Catalog # 0867

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