V4765
Valnoctamide
≥98% (NMR)
Synonym(s):
2-ethyl-3-methyl-pentanamide, Axiquel, Nirvanil
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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C8H17NO
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
143.23
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.77
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Assay
≥98% (NMR)
form
powder
storage condition
desiccated
color
white to off-white
solubility
DMSO: 20 mg/mL, clear
storage temp.
room temp
SMILES string
CCC(C)C(CC)C(N)=O
InChI
1S/C8H17NO/c1-4-6(3)7(5-2)8(9)10/h6-7H,4-5H2,1-3H3,(H2,9,10)
InChI key
QRCJOCOSPZMDJY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Application
Valnoctamide has been used:
- as a mood stabilizer to study its anti-cytomegalovirus (anti-CMV) effects in newborn mice brain
- as a hypnotic sedative to study its cytotoxic effects on oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs) and human oligodendroglioma cell line (HOG)
- as a mood stabilizer to study its effects on inhibition of human cytomegalovirus
Biochem/physiol Actions
Valnoctamide exhibits anti-cytomegalovirus (anti-CMV) properties. It has therapeutic effects against status epilepticus (SE) and neuropathic pain. Valnoctamide also shows therapeutic effects against bipolar disorders.
Valproic acid (VPA) and derivatives such as valpromide and valnoctamide are anti-convulsant, mood stabilizing drugs, believed to function as indirect GABA agonists by inhibiting the transamination of GABA.
Features and Benefits
This compound is featured on the Glutamate/GABA Synthesis and Metabolism page of the Handbook of Receptor Classification and Signal Transduction. To browse other handbook pages, click here.
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Warning
Hazard Statements
Precautionary Statements
Hazard Classifications
Acute Tox. 4 Oral
Storage Class Code
11 - Combustible Solids
WGK
WGK 3
Flash Point(F)
Not applicable
Flash Point(C)
Not applicable
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H Steve White et al.
Epilepsia, 53(1), 134-146 (2011-12-14)
sec-Butyl-propylacetamide (SPD) is a one-carbon homolog of valnoctamide (VCD), a central nervous system (CNS)-active amide derivative of valproic acid (VPA) currently in phase II clinical trials. The study reported herein evaluated the anticonvulsant activity of SPD in a battery of
A Haj-Yehia et al.
Journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 77(10), 831-834 (1988-10-01)
Valnoctamide (2-ethyl-3-methylpentanamide; VCD), an isomer of valpromide possessing both anxiolytic and antiepileptic properties, has been used as a tranquilizer in the treatment of anxiety and tension. As VCD is an isomer of valpromide (VPD), which is used both as an
Rapid gas chromatographic assay for monitoring valnoctamide in plasma.
M Bialer et al.
Journal of chromatography, 337(2), 408-411 (1985-02-08)
S Barel et al.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics, 61(4), 442-449 (1997-04-01)
To investigate the pharmacokinetics of the four stereoisomers of valnoctamide, a mild tranquilizer endowed with anticonvulsant properties. Racemic valnoctamide, 400 mg, was administered orally to seven healthy subjects and to six patients with epilepsy stabilized with long-term carbamazepine therapy. In
F Pisani et al.
British journal of clinical pharmacology, 34(1), 85-87 (1992-07-01)
The effect of the valpromide isomer valnoctamide (VCD, 200 mg three times daily for 8 days), an over-the-counter tranquillizer, on the elimination kinetics of a single oral dose of carbamazepine-10, 11-epoxide (CBZ-E, 100 mg) was investigated in healthy subjects. During
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