Anti-depressant MKC-231 Coluracetam Nootropic Raw Material Drug 135463-81-9

Benefits of Coluracetam

1. The first noted benefit of Coluracetam is in ameliorating the effects of glutamate neurotoxicity; cortical cultures were taken from fetal rats that had been treated with a substance that causes glutamate toxicity and these cultures were treated with Coluracetam for 12 to 24 hours. After this exposure period, it was found that Coluracetam ameliorated the effects of the exposure.
2. The second noted benefit of Coluracetam was in reducing the effects of learning deficits in rats, using the Morris Water Maze as a test. Adult rats in the experimental group were treated with a cholinergic neuron-specific neurotoxin and the control group was a population of healthy rats.

Coluracetam’s Mechanism of Action

Coluracetam appears to have two well-defined mechanisms of action; the first being high-affinity choline uptake, and the other being AMPA potentiation [3]. As is the case with a few of the Racetams, Coluracetam has been show to facilitate AMPA potentiation which is known to increase alertness, memory, and learning capabilities. What is more intriguing about Coluracetam are its high-affinity choline uptake properties; choline uptake plays a crucial role in the Acetylcholine synthesis process in the brain by acting as a rate-limiter. This rate-limiting step allows the brain to convert choline into Acetylcholine in the neuron, and by increasing the high-affinity choline uptake the brain is more readily able to convert choline to Acetylcholine; by increasing the ability to convert choline to Acetylcholine, should in theory improve attention, memory, and wakefulness in humans.