MedKoo Cat#: 571570 | Name: Gabapentin HCl
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Gabapentin is an oral medication for add-on therapy in the treatment of partial seizures in adult epilepsy; inhibits dopamine release from rabbit caudate nucleus.

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Gabapentin HCl
Gabapentin HCl
CAS#60142-95-2 (HCl)

Theoretical Analysis

MedKoo Cat#: 571570

Name: Gabapentin HCl

CAS#: 60142-95-2 (HCl)

Chemical Formula: C9H18ClNO2

Exact Mass: 171.1259

Molecular Weight: 207.70

Elemental Analysis: C, 52.05; H, 8.74; Cl, 17.07; N, 6.74; O, 15.41

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Synonym
Gabapentin HCl; Gabapentin hydrochloride
IUPAC/Chemical Name
1-(Aminomethyl)cyclohexaneacetic acid HCl
InChi Key
XBUDZAQEMFGLEU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChi Code
InChI=1S/C9H17NO2.ClH/c10-7-9(6-8(11)12)4-2-1-3-5-9;/h1-7,10H2,(H,11,12);1H
SMILES Code
O=C(O)CC1(CN)CCCCC1.[H]Cl
Appearance
Solid powder
Purity
>98% (or refer to the Certificate of Analysis)
Shipping Condition
Shipped under ambient temperature as non-hazardous chemical. This product is stable enough for a few weeks during ordinary shipping and time spent in Customs.
Storage Condition
Dry, dark and at 0 - 4 C for short term (days to weeks) or -20 C for long term (months to years).
Solubility
Soluble in DMSO
Shelf Life
>2 years if stored properly
Drug Formulation
This drug may be formulated in DMSO
Stock Solution Storage
0 - 4 C for short term (days to weeks), or -20 C for long term (months).
HS Tariff Code
2934.99.9001
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Product Data
Biological target:
Gabapentin (Neurontin) is a pharmaceutical drug, specifically a GABA analog.
In vitro activity:
It’s found that 10 mM gabapentin reduces the growth of HCT116 cells, which have an active branched-chain amino acid transferase but express very low levels of BCAT1, and presumably rely on the mitochondrial BCAT2 enzyme. Gabapentin did not affect transamination of BCAA to branched-chain keto acids (BCKA) in HCT116 cells, nor the reverse formation of BCAA from BCKA, indicating that the branched-chain amino acid transaminase is not inhibited. Moreover, the growth-inhibitory effect of gabapentin could not be rescued by supplementation with BCKA, and this was not due to the lack of uptake of BCKA, indicating that other effects of gabapentin are important. An untargeted LC-MS analysis of gabapentin-treated cells revealed a marked depletion of branched-chain carnitines. These results demonstrate that gabapentin at high concentrations can inhibit cell proliferation without affecting BCAT1 and may affect mitochondrial BCKA catabolism. Reference: Biochemistry. 2018 Dec 11;57(49):6762-6766. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/30427175/
In vivo activity:
The antipruritic activity of gabapentin, an anticonvulsant, was studied in a mouse model of allergic itch. In mice sensitized by an extract of the salivary glands of the mosquito (ESGM), an intradermal injection of ESGM elicited scratching and increased peripheral nerve firing. Oral or intradermal administration of gabapentin at the ESGM injection site inhibited ESGM-induced scratching and peripheral nerve firing. However, gabapentin did not affect histamine-induced scratching. The distributions of immunoreactivity to the voltage-dependent calcium channel α2δ-1 subunit, a site of gabapentin action, and the histamine H1 receptor differed in the mouse dorsal root ganglia. The α2δ-1 subunit was mainly found in neurons that were 15-20 µm in diameter, whereas the H1 receptor was mainly in 20-30 µm neurons. In addition, α2δ-1 subunit immunoreactivity co-localized with that of transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1). These results suggest that gabapentin regulates allergic itch by acting on the calcium channel α2δ-1 subunit in peripheral TRPV1-positive neurons. Reference: Eur J Pharmacol. 2018 Aug 15;833:44-49. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0014-2999(18)30308-X
Solvent mg/mL mM
Solubility
Water 50.0 240.73
Note: There can be variations in solubility for the same chemical from different vendors or different batches from the same vendor. The following factors can affect the solubility of the same chemical: solvent used for crystallization, residual solvent content, polymorphism, salt versus free form, degree of hydration, solvent temperature. Please use the solubility data as a reference only. Warming and sonication will facilitate dissolving. Still have questions? Please contact our Technical Support scientists.

Preparing Stock Solutions

The following data is based on the product molecular weight 207.70 Batch specific molecular weights may vary from batch to batch due to the degree of hydration, which will affect the solvent volumes required to prepare stock solutions.

Recalculate based on batch purity %
Concentration / Solvent Volume / Mass 1 mg 5 mg 10 mg
1 mM 1.15 mL 5.76 mL 11.51 mL
5 mM 0.23 mL 1.15 mL 2.3 mL
10 mM 0.12 mL 0.58 mL 1.15 mL
50 mM 0.02 mL 0.12 mL 0.23 mL
Formulation protocol:
1. Grankvist N, Lagerborg KA, Jain M, Nilsson R. Gabapentin Can Suppress Cell Proliferation Independent of the Cytosolic Branched-Chain Amino Acid Transferase 1 (BCAT1). Biochemistry. 2018 Dec 11;57(49):6762-6766. doi: 10.1021/acs.biochem.8b01031. Epub 2018 Nov 26. PMID: 30427175; PMCID: PMC6528808. 2. Akiyama T, Andoh T, Ohtsuka E, Nojima H, Ouchi H, Takahata H, Kuraishi Y. Peripheral gabapentin regulates mosquito allergy-induced itch in mice. Eur J Pharmacol. 2018 Aug 15;833:44-49. doi: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2018.05.037. Epub 2018 May 26. PMID: 29842875. 3. Ceretta APC, de Freitas CM, Schaffer LF, Reinheimer JB, Dotto MM, de Moraes Reis E, Scussel R, Machado-de-Ávila RA, Fachinetto R. Gabapentin reduces haloperidol-induced vacuous chewing movements in mice. Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 2018 Mar;166:21-26. doi: 10.1016/j.pbb.2018.01.003. Epub 2018 Jan 31. PMID: 29374574.
In vitro protocol:
1. Grankvist N, Lagerborg KA, Jain M, Nilsson R. Gabapentin Can Suppress Cell Proliferation Independent of the Cytosolic Branched-Chain Amino Acid Transferase 1 (BCAT1). Biochemistry. 2018 Dec 11;57(49):6762-6766. doi: 10.1021/acs.biochem.8b01031. Epub 2018 Nov 26. PMID: 30427175; PMCID: PMC6528808.
In vivo protocol:
1. Akiyama T, Andoh T, Ohtsuka E, Nojima H, Ouchi H, Takahata H, Kuraishi Y. Peripheral gabapentin regulates mosquito allergy-induced itch in mice. Eur J Pharmacol. 2018 Aug 15;833:44-49. doi: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2018.05.037. Epub 2018 May 26. PMID: 29842875. 2. Ceretta APC, de Freitas CM, Schaffer LF, Reinheimer JB, Dotto MM, de Moraes Reis E, Scussel R, Machado-de-Ávila RA, Fachinetto R. Gabapentin reduces haloperidol-induced vacuous chewing movements in mice. Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 2018 Mar;166:21-26. doi: 10.1016/j.pbb.2018.01.003. Epub 2018 Jan 31. PMID: 29374574.
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