title: Anticonvulsant activity of p-chlorophenyl substituted arylsemicarbazones--the role of primary terminal amino group.
abstract: A series of p-chlorophenyl substituted arylsemicarbazones were synthesized and evaluated for anticonvulsant activity. Most of the compounds provided significant protection against maximal electroshock-induced seizures (MES) at 100 mg/kg after 0.5 h and at 300 mg/kg after 4 h in both MES and pentetrazole-induced (PTZ) seizures. In the strychnine-induced seizures (scSTY), the majority of the compounds showed protection at 30 mg/kg. The compound 2 was active in both MES and PTZ tests. The study has shown that the terminal primary amino group is not necessary for anticonvulsant activity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutics, Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Pandeya
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ponnilavarasan
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Stables
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003292:Convulsants; D004597:Electroshock; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D010433:Pentylenetetrazole; D004856:Postural Balance / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012640:Seizures / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control; D012664:Semicarbazones / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013331:Strychnine
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D003292:Convulsants; D012664:Semicarbazones; D013331:Strychnine; D010433:Pentylenetetrazole