HA-966

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HA-966
Identifiers
  • 3-Amino-1-hydroxy-pyrrolidin-2-one
JSmol)
  • O=C1C(CCN1O)N
  • InChI=1S/C4H8N2O2/c5-3-1-2-6(8)4(3)7/h3,8H,1-2,5H2
  • Key:HCKUBNLZMKAEIN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

HA-966 or (±)-3-amino-1-hydroxy-pyrrolidin-2-one is a molecule used in scientific research as a

antinociceptive[3] and sedative / hypnotic[4] effects in animal models. Pilot human clinical trials in the early 1960s showed that HA-966 appeared to benefit patients with tremors of extrapyramidal origin.[4]

The two enantiomers of HA-966 have differing pharmacological activity. The glycine/N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist activity is specific to the (R)-(+)-enantiomer, whereas the sedative and

ataxic effects are specific to the (S)-(-)-enantiomer.[5]

(R)-(+)-HA-966 did not induce drug-appropriate responding in animals trained to discriminate phencyclidine (PCP) from saline, suggesting that the glycine receptor ligand (R)-(+)-HA-966 has a significantly different behavioral profile than drugs affecting the ion channel of the NMDA receptor complex.[6]

(S)-(-)-HA-966 has been described as a "γ-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB)-like agent"[7] and a "potent y-butyrolactone-like sedative",[5] but it shows no affinity for the GABAB receptor (GABABR).[7]

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