Synonym:
8-
CAS Number 28981-97-7
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation) C17H13ClN4
Molecular Weight 308.76
EC Number 249-349-2
MDL number MFCD00078881
PubChem Substance ID 24891366
Popular Documents: Datasheet (PDF)
| Related Categories | A, A-AM, AA to AL, Alphabetical Index of Analytical Standards, Analytical Standards, |
| drug control | USDEA Schedule IV; Home Office Schedule 4.1; psychotrope; kontrollierte Droge in Deutschland; regulated under CDSA - not available from Sigma-Aldrich Canada |
| solubility | H2O: insoluble |
| methanol: soluble |
Alprazolam binds the GABAA receptor at the benzodiazepine site, which is different than the ligand-binding site at which GABA binds. Alprazolam has been shown to be an anxiolytic (anti-anxiety agent) as well as having anticonvulsant, muscle relaxant and antidepressant activity.1
Alprazolam is a triazole-containing benzodiazepine that is related to diazepam and other 1,4-benxodiazepines. Like other benzodiazepines, Alprazolam is a GABAergic agonist that modulates GABAA receptors.2 GABAA receptors in the central nervous system are ligand-gated ion channels that are bound by the stimulatory neurotransmitter GABA; binding of this ligand allows ion movement through the channel and results in neurotransmission inhibition.
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