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Published on: August 18, 2008
Anticonvulsant activity and inhibition of cellular respiratory activity by substituted imidazolocarbamides
Abstract:
Several 1-(1-aryl-2-mercaptoacetylimidazole)-3-alkylcarbamides were synthesized and characterized by their sharp melting points, elemental analyses, and IR spectra. These substituted imidazolocarbamides possessed anticonvulsant activity, which was reflected by the 20-80% protection observed with these compounds against pentylenetetrazol-induced convulsions in mice. These substituted imidazolocarbamides selectively inhibited the in vitro oxidation of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD)-dependent oxidations of pyruvate, alpha-ketoglutarate, beta-hydroxybutyrate, and NADH by rat brain homogenates. However, NAD-independent oxidation of succinate was not affected. The anticonvulsant activity possessed by 1-(1-aryl-2-mercaptoacetylimidazole)-3-alkylcarbamides had no relationship to their ability to inhibit cellular respiratory activity.
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