Isovaleramide

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Name = Isovaleramide
ImageFile = Isovaleramide.png ImageName = Isovaleramide
OtherNames = 3-Methylbutyramide
Isopentanamide
Isovaleric acid amide
Isovaleric amide
beta-Methylbutyramide
Section2 = Chembox Properties
Formula = C₅H₁₁NO
MolarMass = 101.15
MeltingPt = 137 °C
BoilingPt = 226 °C

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. [cite journal | journal=European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry | volume=10 | year=1975 | pages=453]

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