Racetam

2-Pyrrolidone
Piracetam

Racetams are a class of drugs that share a pyrrolidone nucleus.[1] Some, such as piracetam, aniracetam, oxiracetam, pramiracetam and phenylpiracetam are considered nootropics.[2] Others such as levetiracetam, brivaracetam, and seletracetam are anticonvulsants.

  1. ^ Löscher W, Richter A (March 2000). "Piracetam and levetiracetam, two pyrrolidone derivatives, exert antidystonic activity in a hamster model of paroxysmal dystonia". European Journal of Pharmacology. 391 (3): 251–4. doi:10.1016/S0014-2999(00)00105-9. PMID 10729365.
  2. ^ Cohen, Pieter A.; Zakharevich, Igor; Gerona, Roy (25 November 2019). "Presence of Piracetam in Cognitive Enhancement Dietary Supplements". JAMA Internal Medicine. 180 (3): 458–459. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.5507. PMC 6902196. PMID 31764936.

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