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P5178

Phenobarbital sodium salt

GABAA receptor activator, powder

Synonym(s):

5-Ethyl-5-phenyl-2,4,6-trioxohexahydropyrimidine sodium salt, 5-Ethyl-5-phenylbarbituric acid sodium salt, Luminal sodium salt, Sodium 5-ethyl-5-phenylbarbiturate

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C12H11N2NaO3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
254.22
NACRES:
NA.77
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352202
EC Number:
200-322-3
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3802044
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Product Name

Phenobarbital sodium salt,

InChI key

WRLGYAWRGXKSKG-UHFFFAOYSA-M

InChI

1S/C12H12N2O3.Na/c1-2-12(8-6-4-3-5-7-8)9(15)13-11(17)14-10(12)16;/h3-7H,2H2,1H3,(H2,13,14,15,16,17);/q;+1/p-1

SMILES string

[Na+].CCC1(C(=O)NC([O-])=NC1=O)c2ccccc2

form

powder

Quality Level

drug control

USDEA Schedule IV; Home Office Schedule 3; psychotrope (France); kontrollierte Droge in Deutschland; regulated under CDSA - not available from Sigma-Aldrich Canada; psicótropo (Spain); Decreto Lei 15/93: Tabela IV (Portugal); Pszichotróp anyag / Psychotropic Substance (Hungary), 78/2022. (XII. 28.) BM rendelet
kontrollierte Droge in Deutschland

solubility

H2O: 1 g/mL
ethanol: 100 mg/mL

originator

Bayer

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Application

Phenobarbital sodium salt has been used:
  • to anesthetize mice for inducing ischemia-reperfusion injury
  • as a positive control for the activation of constitutive androstane receptor (CAR)
  • in bioluminescent yeast bioreporters (BLYAS) assay

Biochem/physiol Actions

Phenobarbital, a substituted barbituric acid is an antileptic drug and is not easily eliminated from circulation. It hyperpolarizes the synaptic neuronal membranes by favoring the activation of neuronal postsynaptic GABAA receptors by γ aminobutyric acid (GABA). Phenobarbital is also effective in treating neonatal seizures and status epilepticus.
Sedative; hypnotic; anticonvulsant; enhances GABAergic activity.

Features and Benefits

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This compound is featured on the Dopamine and Norepinephrine Metabolism and GABAA Receptors pages of the Handbook of Receptor Classification and Signal Transduction. To browse other handbook pages, click here.
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Legal Information

German
Dieses Produkt fällt unter das Betäubungsmittelgesetz (BtMG). Für eine Bestellung dieses Produktes ist eine Erlaubnis nach § 3 BtMG zwingend erforderlich, es sei denn, es greift eine Ausnahme von der Erlaubnispflicht nach § 4 oder § 26 BtMG.

English
This product is subject to the German Narcotics Act. A permit under Section 3 of the German Narcotics Act is mandatory for ordering this product unless an exemption from the permit requirement under Section 4 or Section 26 of the German Narcotics Act applies.

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Carc. 2 - Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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