Levetiracetam
SIGMA/L8668 - ≥98% (HPLC)
Synonym: (αS)-α-Ethyl-2-oxo-1-pyrrolidineacetamide; 2(S)
CAS Number: 102767-28-2
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C8H14N2O2
Molecular Weight: 170.21
MDL Number: MFCD03265610
Linear Formula: C8H14N2O2
Product Type: Chemical
| assay | ≥98% (HPLC) |
| color | white |
| form | powder |
| InChI | 1S/C8H14N2O2/c1-2-6(8(9)1 |
| InChI key | HPHUVLMMVZITSG-LURJTMIESA |
| originator | UCB Inc. |
| Quality Level | 100  |
| SMILES string | CC[C@H](N1CCCC1=O)C(N)=O |
| solubility | H2O: >5 mg/mL |
| Application: | Levetiracetam has been used as an anti-epileptic drug to study its effects on glucose-mediated death. |
| Biochem/physiol Actions: | Levetiracetam is a pyrrolidine with antiepileptic activity. |
| 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. |
| Features and Benefits: | This compound was developed by UCB Inc. . To browse the list of other pharma-developed compounds and Approved Drugs/Drug Candidates, click here . |
| General description: | Levetiracetam is a member of the pyrrolidone family, which is a second-generation anti-epileptic drug (AED). It acts as a neuroprotective and hyperalgesic drug. Levetiracetam is implicated in cholinergic neurotransmission. |
| Packaging: | 50, 100 mg in glass bottle |
| Symbol |  GHS07 |
| Signal word | Warning |
| Hazard statements | H302 - H319 |
| Precautionary statements | P301 + P312 + P330 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| Hazard Codes | Xn |
| Risk Statements | 22-36 |
| Safety Statements | 26 |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | ≥98% (HPLC) |
| UNSPSC | 12352200 |