SYNTHESIS AND ANTICONVULSANT SCREENING OF TWO ISOMERS OF 4-[(DICHLOROPHENYL) AMINO]-4-OXO BUTENOIC ACID

dc.contributor.authorABDULLAHI, MARYAM
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-30T08:51:59Z
dc.date.available2015-11-30T08:51:59Z
dc.date.issued2014-12
dc.descriptionSYNTHESIS AND ANTICONVULSANT SCREENING OF TWO ISOMERS OF 4-[(DICHLOROPHENYL) AMINO]-4-OXO BUTENOIC ACID BY Maryam ABDULLAHI, B. Pharm. (ABU, 2008) MSc/Pharm Sci/2535/2010-11 A THESIS SUBMITTED TO SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT FOR THE AWARD OF MASTERS OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN PHARMACEUTICAL AND MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY. DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA December, 2014en_US
dc.description.abstractEpilepsy is a public health issue worldwide. Pharmacotherapy, the widely used treatment strategy is bedeviled by several challenges such as toxicity, untoward effects and lack of selectivity. In view of this, most epileptologists agree on the need for more selective and less toxic antiepileptic drugs. 4-[(2, 4-dichlorophenyl)amino]-4-oxo butenoic acid and 4-[(3,4-dichlorophenyl)amino]-4-oxo butenoic acid were synthesized using Micheal’s addition reaction. The structures of these compounds were elucidated using spectroscopic techniques, particularly 1D and 2D NMR. The acute toxicity study was carried out using Lorke’s method and the anticonvulsant activity was studied using MES and scPTZ induced seizure tests. The median lethal dose for 4-[(2, 4-dichlorophenyl)amino]-4-oxo butenoic acid and 4-[(3,4-dichlorophenyl)amino]-4-oxo butenoic acid was found to be 288.53mg/kg and 565.69mg/kg respectively. The compounds were found to increase the mean time of recovery from seizures in MES test compared to control and there was significant decrease in the mean onset of seizures in scPTZ test compared to control. The compounds however offered no protection against seizures and are however recommended for further pharmacological screening and optimization.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/7227
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectSYNTHESISen_US
dc.subjectANTICONVULSANTen_US
dc.titleSYNTHESIS AND ANTICONVULSANT SCREENING OF TWO ISOMERS OF 4-[(DICHLOROPHENYL) AMINO]-4-OXO BUTENOIC ACIDen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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