Isovaleramide

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Isovaleramide
Other names	3-Methylbutyramide Isopentanamide Isovaleric acid amide Isovaleric amide beta-Methylbutyramide
Properties
Molecular formula	C5H11NO
Molar mass	101.15
Melting point	137 °C
Boiling point	226 °C
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Isovaleramide is an amide found in Valerian root. In humans, it acts as a mild anxiolytic at lower doses and as a mild sedative at higher dosages. Isovaleramide has been shown to be non-cytotoxic and does not act as a CNS stimulant. It inhibits the liver alcohol dehydrogenases and has a reported LD₅₀ of greater than 400 mg/kg when administered intraperitoneally in mice.^[1]

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1. ^ "{{{title}}}" (1975). European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 10: 453. 

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