Valnoctamide, >=98% (non-aqueous titration)

Not available outside of the UK & Ireland.

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.

Packaging

5, 25 mg in glass bottle