title: Anticonvulsant activity and selective inhibition of NAD-dependent oxidations by 1,2,4-trisubstituted-5-imidazolones.
abstract: Nine 1-(3,4-dimethoxyphenylethyl)-2-methyl-4-(substituted benzylidene)-5-imidazolones were synthesized, characterized by their sharp melting points, elemental analyses and infrared spectra and evaluated for anticonvulsant activity. All 1,2,4-trisubstituted-5-imidazolones at a dose of 100 mg/kg i.p. possessed anticonvulsant activity and the degree of protection observed against pentylenetetrazol-induced convulsions in mice ranged from 20 to 60%. These 1,2,4-trisubstituted-5-imidazolones selectively inhibited in vitro oxidation of the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD)-dependent oxidation of pyruvate, alpha-ketoglutarate and NADH by rat brain homogenates while the NAD-independent oxidation of succinate remained unaltered. The anti-convulsant activity possessed by 1,2,4-trisubstituted-5-imidazolones was unrelated with their ability to selectively inhibit respiratory activity of rat brain homogenates.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000032:analysis / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000032:analysis / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009243:NAD / Q000378:metabolism; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction / Q000187:drug effects; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D007093:Imidazoles; D009243:NAD