Misztal S, Dukat M, Chojnacka-Wójcik E, Tatarczyńska E
Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków.
Pol J Pharmacol Pharm. 1988 Jul-Aug;40(4):429-33.
Ten cyclic animals (1-10), including a form of decahydro-5H-pyrido [1',2';5,1] imidazo [3,4-a]-beta-carboline, were obtained by treating erythro 1-(2'-piperidyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-beta-carboline with aldehydes. The anticonvulsant action of those compounds (1-10) was investigated in mice using a behavioral test. Only 5-(3-chlorophenyl) (2) and 5-(3-pyridyl) (9) derivatives showed an anticonvulsant activity in the electric seizure test, but their therapeutic index was inferior to that of phenytoin.