| Stereochemistry | ABSOLUTE |
| Molecular Formula | C8H15NO3 |
| Molecular Weight | 173.2096 |
| Optical Activity | UNSPECIFIED |
| Defined Stereocenters | 1 / 1 |
| E/Z Centers | 0 |
| Charge | 0 |
SHOW SMILES / InChI
SMILES
CC(C)C[C@H](NC(C)=O)C(O)=O
InChI
InChIKey=WXNXCEHXYPACJF-ZETCQYMHSA-N
InChI=1S/C8H15NO3/c1-5(2)4-7(8(11)12)9-6(3)10/h5,7H,4H2,1-3H3,(H,9,10)(H,11,12)/t7-/m0/s1
| Molecular Formula | C8H15NO3 |
| Molecular Weight | 173.2096 |
| Charge | 0 |
| Count |
MOL RATIO
1 MOL RATIO (average) |
| Stereochemistry | ABSOLUTE |
| Additional Stereochemistry | No |
| Defined Stereocenters | 1 / 1 |
| E/Z Centers | 0 |
| Optical Activity | UNSPECIFIED |
L-Acetylleucine is enantiomer of Acetylleucine that used in the treatment of vertigo and cerebellar ataxia. The N-acetyl-L-leucine isomer is the active part of the racemate component since it induces a significant acceleration of the vestibular compensation process similar and even better than that observed under treatment with the racemate component only. Acetylleucine was aggressively marketed in France for vertigo. It may act as a precursor of a peptidic neuromediator responsible for activation of vestibular afferents. It may also have ‘anticalcium’ properties on neurotransmission. Pierre Fabre conducted clinical studies of L-Acetoleusine for Vertigo and Dizzinesstherapy. However, all clinical studies were discontinued
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Sample Use Guides
On average 3 to 4 tablets (1 tablet = 500mg DL-Acetylleucine) in two doses morning and evening.
Route of Administration:
Oral
Intracellular recordings were obtained from 33 neurons within the MVN with 3 M K-acetate-containing glass microelectrodes (70±120 MW), taking the border of the fourth ventricle as a landmark. The mean activity of each neuron and the effects of acetyl-DL-leucine were established by monitoring the membrane potential, the membrane resistance and the spontaneous firing rate of the cell. Since in control medium, most MVN neurons display a spontaneous, regular discharge, their `mean membrane potential' was defined as the membrane potential value measured in the middle of each interspike interval. Acetyl-DL-leucine was also applied to 30 MVN neurons recorded extracellularly, using 2 M NaCl-containing glass microelectrodes (2±8 MW). Data obtained through an Axoclamp 2A amplifier (Axon Instruments, Foster City, California, USA) were followed online on a paper chart recorder
