Valofane
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| Other names | N-carbamoyl-5-methyl-2-oxo-3-prop-2-enyloxolane-3-carboxamide |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.019.871 |
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| Formula | C10H14N2O4 |
| Molar mass | 226.232 g·mol−1 |
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Valofane is a sedative drug structurally related to the barbiturates[1] and similar drugs such as primidone. It is metabolized once inside the body to form the barbiturate proxibarbital (proxibarbal) and is thus a prodrug.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Traversa U, Puppini P, Jacquot C, Vertua R (1985). "Effect of an atypical barbiturate, the 2-allophanyl-2-allyl-4-valerolactone (valofan), on exploratory behaviour and brain serotonin concentrations in mice". Journal de Pharmacologie. 16 (3): 279–90. PMID 2415778.
- ↑ Lambrey B, Compagnon PL, Jacquot C (1981). "Pharmacokinetics of 14C-2-allophanyl-2-allyl -gamma-valero-lactone: a prodrug of proxibarbal in rats". European Journal of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics. 6 (3): 161–9. doi:10.1007/BF03189485. PMID 6118275. S2CID 10197120.
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