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CHEBI:6437 - levetiracetam

ChEBI IDCHEBI:6437
ChEBI Namelevetiracetam
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DefinitionA pyrrolidinone and carboxamide that is N-methylpyrrolidin-2-one in which one of the methyl hydrogens is replaced by an aminocarbonyl group, while another is replaced by an ethyl group (the S enantiomer). An anticonvulsant, it is used for the treatment of epilepsy in both human and veterinary medicine.
Last Modified22 February 2017
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FormulaC8H14N2O2
Net Charge0
Average Mass170.212
Monoisotopic Mass170.10553
SMILESCC[C@@H](C(N)=O)N1CCCC1=O
InChIInChI=1S/C8H14N2O2/c1-2-6(8(9)12)10-5-3-4-7(10)11/h6H,2-5H2,1H3,(H2,9,12)/t6-/m0/s1
InChIKeyHPHUVLMMVZITSG-LURJTMIESA-N
Wikipedia
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
environmental contaminant  Any minor or unwanted substance introduced into the environment that can have undesired effects.
Biological Role:
xenobiotic  A xenobiotic (Greek, xenos "foreign"; bios "life") is a compound that is foreign to a living organism. Principal xenobiotics include: drugs, carcinogens and various compounds that have been introduced into the environment by artificial means.
Application:
anticonvulsant  A drug used to prevent seizures or reduce their severity.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
levetiracetam (CHEBI:6437) has role anticonvulsant (CHEBI:35623)
levetiracetam (CHEBI:6437) has role environmental contaminant (CHEBI:78298)
levetiracetam (CHEBI:6437) has role xenobiotic (CHEBI:35703)
levetiracetam (CHEBI:6437) is a pyrrolidin-2-ones (CHEBI:74223)
IUPAC Name 
(2S)-2-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)butanamide
INNs  Source
levetiracetamumChemIDplus
levetiracetamChemIDplus
Synonyms  Source
LevetiracetamKEGG COMPOUND
(−)-(S)-α-ethyl-2-oxo-1-pyrrolidineacetamideChemIDplus
UCB-L 059ChemIDplus
(S)-α-ethyl-2-oxo-1-pyrrolidineacetamideChemIDplus
(S)-(−)-α-ethyl-2-oxo-1-pyrrolidineacetamideChEBI
Brand Name  Source
KeppraDrugBank
Manual XrefsDatabases
C07841KEGG COMPOUND
D00709KEGG DRUG
LevetiracetamWikipedia
DB01202DrugBank
LSM-5603LINCS
1563DrugCentral
2979VSDB
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:8407472Reaxys
CAS:102767-28-2KEGG COMPOUND
CAS:102767-28-2ChemIDplus
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