Perampanel

CAS no.: 380917-97-5

Type: API

Usage: Epilepsy

Technical description
Perampanel is a member of the class of bipyridines that is 2,3′-bipyridin-6′-one substituted at positions 1′ and 5′ by phenyl and 2-cyanophenyl groups respectively. Used as an adjunctive therapy for the treatment of partial-onset seizures in patients with epilepsy. It has a role as an anticonvulsant and an AMPA receptor antagonist. It is a nitrile, a pyridone and a member of bipyridines. It is functionally related to a benzonitrile.

IUPAC name: 2-(2-oxo-1-phenyl-5-pyridin-2-yl-3-pyridinyl)benzonitrile.

Molecular formula: C₂₃H₁₅N₃O

Molecular Weight: 4 g/mol

Class: Non-competitive antagonists of AMPA glutamate receptors.

Synonyms: E2007, E-2007, ER-155055-90.