Piracetam

Key Product Details

Product Description

Piracetam is a nootropic that displays cognitive enhancing properties. Proposed to enhance neurotransmission via modulation of ion flux; potentiates Na⁺ influx through AMPA receptors. Facilitates efficiency of cholinergic neurotransmission at muscarinic receptors.

Product Specifications for Piracetam

The technical data provided above is for guidance only. For batch specific data refer to the Certificate of Analysis.

Solubility

Preparing Stock Solutions for Piracetam

The following data is based on the product molecular weight 142.16.

Batch specific molecular weights may vary from batch to batch due to the degree of hydration, which all affect the solvent volumes required to prepare stock solutions.

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Concentration / Solvent Volume / Mass	1 mg	5 mg	10 mg
1 mM	7.03 mL	35.17 mL	70.34 mL
5 mM	1.41 mL	7.03 mL	14.07 mL
10 mM	0.70 mL	3.52 mL	7.03 mL
50 mM	0.14 mL	0.70 mL	1.41 mL

Calculators

Background References

References are publications that support the biological activity of the product.

• Gouliaev and Senning Piracetam and other structurally related nootropics. Brain Res.Brain Res.Rev. 1994 PMID: 8061686
• Winbald Piracetam: a review of pharmacological properties and clinical uses. CNS Drug Rev. 2005 PMID: 16007238
• Vernon and Sorkin Piracetam. An overview of its pharmacological properties and a review of its therapeutic use in senile cognitive disorders. Drugs Aging. 1991 PMID: 1794001

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