Gabapentin

Name: Gabapentin
Brand: Tocris Bioscience
SKU: 0806

Tocris Bioscience a Bio-Techne Brand

Catalog # 0806

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0806 has been discontinued. View all Additional GABA Compounds products.

Key Product Details

Description:	Increases brain GABA; anticonvulsant
Chemical Name:	1-(Aminomethyl)cyclohexaneacetic acid
Purity:	≥99%
Molecular Weight:	171.24

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Biological Activity for Gabapentin

Anticonvulsant with several possible mechanisms of action. Increases GABA in the brain and binds to a novel site associated with voltage-sensitive Ca²⁺ channels. Prevents neuronal death and is antinociceptive and anxiolytic.

Licensing Information

Sold for research purposes under agreement from Pfizer Inc.

Technical Data for Gabapentin

M. Wt	171.24
Formula	C₉H₁₇NO₂
Storage	Desiccate at +4°C
Purity	≥99%
CAS Number	60142-96-3
PubChem ID	3446
InChi Key	UGJMXCAKCUNAIE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Smiles	NCC1(CC(O)=O)CCCCC1

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

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Soluble Soluble to 100 mM in water with gentle warming

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References for Gabapentin

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

Fink Inhibition of Ca²⁺ influx by gabap. and subsequent reduction of neurotransmitter release from rat neocortical slices. Br.J.Pharmacol. 2000 PMID: 10864898
Timmerman A microdialysis study on the mechanism of action of gabap. Eur.J.Pharmacol. 2000 PMID: 10856447
Taylor A summary of mechanistic hypotheses of gabap. pharmacology. Epilepsy Res. 1998 PMID: 9551785
Upton Mechanisms of action of new antiepileptic drugs: rational design and serendipitous findings. TiPS 1994 PMID: 7886818

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Sant'Anna et al. (2016) Medial plantar nerve ligation as a novel model of neuropathic pain in mice: pharmacological and molecular characterization. J Neurosci. 6:26955
PMID: 27230787

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