Structured Summary
Abstract
A pharmaceutical agent that displays activity as a central nervous system and respiratory stimulant. It is considered a non-competitive GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID antagonist. Pentylenetetrazole has been used experimentally to study seizure phenomenon and to identify pharmaceuticals that may control seizure susceptibility.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C6H10N4
- Molecular Weight
- 138.17 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 54-95-5
- IUPAC Name
- 6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-tetrazolo[1,5-a]azepine
- InChIKey
- CWRVKFFCRWGWCS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- C1CCC2=NN=NN2CC1
- MeSH Unique ID
- D010433
- Source
- PubChem CID 5917
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Drug Class
Pharmacological Action
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Synonyms
13 entry terms
- Leptazole
- Pentamethylenetetrazole
- Pentetrazole
- Pentylenetetrazol
- Cardiazol
- Corasol
- Corazol
- Corazole
- Korazol
- Korazole
- Metrazol
- Metrazole
- Pentazol
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Aspects Covered
25 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Pentylenetetrazole. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010433. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010433
- Pentylenetetrazole. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentylenetetrazol
- Pentylenetetrazole. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q412391
- Pentylenetetrazole. In: PubChem Compound. CID 5917. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5917