Coluracetam’s Pharmacological Mechanisms: A Perspective Piece

Posted on December 16, 2014     1 Comment

Reference: ___________________________________________________________________________ IUPAC: N-(2,3-dimethyl-5,6,7,8- tetrahydrofuro[2,3-b] quinolin-4-yl)-2- (2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)acetamide Molecular Formula: C19H23N3O3 Aliases: BCI-540; MKC-231  ___________________________________________________________________________   Background: Coluracetam, initially synthesized in Japan, was first introduced to the scientific research community in 1993 as a choline uptake enhancer that selectively affected memory-related mechanisms23. Coluracetam’s mechanisms of action and specific behavioral effects were investigated by the Mitsubishi Tanabe […]

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