Bretazenil
Chemical Name: (13aS)-8-Bromo-11,12,13,13a-tetrahydro-9-oxo-9H-imidazo[1,5-a]pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepine-1-carboxylic acid 1,1-dimethylethyl ester
Purity: ≥98%
Biological Activity
Bretazenil is a partial agonist at the GABAA benzodiazepine site (EC50 = 10 nM at α1β1γ2 receptors). Displays anticonvulsive activity in vivo.Technical Data
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Tocris products are intended for laboratory research use only, unless stated otherwise.
Background References
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Anticonvulsant tolerance and withdrawal characteristics of benzodiazepine receptor ligands in different seizure models in mice. Comparison of D.pam, bretazenil and abecarnil.
Rundfeldt et al.
J.Pharmacol.Exp.Ther., 1995;275:693 -
Molecular mechanisms of the partial allosteric modulatory effects of bretazenil at γ-aminobutyric acid type A receptor.
Puia et al.
Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci. USA Neurobiology, 1992;89:3620 -
Comparison of the novel subtype-selective GABAA receptor-positive allosteric modulator NS11394 [3'-[5-(1-hydroxy-1-methyl-ethyl)-benzoimidazol-1-yl]-biphenyl-2-carbonitrile] with D.pam, zolpidem, bretazenil, and gaboxadol in rat models of i
Munro et al.
J.Pharmacol.Exp.Ther., 2008;327:969
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