PEPA is a
sulfonamide AMPA receptor positive allosteric modulator
In pharmacology and biochemistry, allosteric modulators are a group of substances that bind to a receptor to change that receptor's response to stimulus. Some of them, like benzodiazepines, are drugs. The site that an allosteric modulator binds to ...
, which is up to 100 times more potent than
aniracetam ''in vitro''. It produces memory-enhancing effects in rats when administered intravenously.
See also
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AMPA receptor positive allosteric modulator
References
Acetamides
Phenol ethers
Fluoroarenes
Thioethers
Sulfonamides
AMPA receptor positive allosteric modulators
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