Ilepcimide

Ilepcimide, also known as antiepilepserine, is a anticonvulsant.[1] It is a piperidine derivative that was first synthesized by Chinese researchers as an analogue of piperine, the main alkaloid and phytochemical of black pepper (and of other plants in the family Piperaceae).

Ilepcimide
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC15H17NO3
Molar mass259.300 g/mol g·mol−1
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Ilepcimide has serotonergic activity.[1][2][3]

See also

  • Black pepper

References

  1. C.R. Ganellin; David J. Triggle (21 November 1996). Dictionary of Pharmacological Agents. CRC Press. p. 1116. ISBN 978-0-412-46630-4. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
  2. Liu, G.Q., Algeria, S., Ceci, A., Gerattini, S., Gobi, M. and Murai, S. (1984). "Stimulation of serotonin synthesis in rat brain after antiepilepserine, an antiepileptic piperine derivative". Biochemical Pharmacology. 33: 3883–3886. doi:10.1016/0006-2952(84)90055-8.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. Yan, Q.S., Mishra, P.K., Burger, R.L., Bettendorf, A.F., Jobe, P.C. and Dailey J.W. (1992). "Evidence that carbamazepine and antiepilepserine may produce a component of their anticonvulsant effects by activating serotonergic neurons in genetically epilepsy-prone rats". J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. 261 (2): 652–659.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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