Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology
SCOPUS
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue: 2

Chemical and Biological Properties of Benzodiazepines-An overview

  • Author:
  • Parag S. Mahadik1,, G.P. Senthilkumar1, Amol S. Powar1, D. Devprakash1, T. Tamizh Mani1, Sulbha A. Gavali2
  • Total Page Count: 9
  • Page Number: 181 to 189

1Bharathi College of Pharmacy, Bharathinagara.

2Tatyasaheb Kore College of Pharmacy, Warananagar.

* Corresponding author: paragsmahadik@gmail.com

Online published on 12 February, 2013.

Abstract

Benzodiazepines have pharmacological activities like antiepileptic, hypnotic, sedative, anxiolytic, etc. Benzodiazepine is one of the lead molecules for preparing various drugs having biological activity on central nervous system. This review represents the chemical and biological aspects of the benzodiazepines.

Keywords

Benzodiazepines, Librium, GABA, Antiepileptic, Anxiolytic