Black Pepper Extract Piperine 98% 95% HPLC Powder CAS 94-62-2
Piperine is a broad-spectrum anticonvulsant with the chemical formula C17H19NO3. Colorless monoclinic prismatic crystal, odorless, with a burning sensation after tasting. Neutral to litmus reagent.
It can be extracted from the dried near mature or ripe fruit of Piper nigrum L., a plant in the family Piperaceae. It has a good antagonistic effect on experimental electroconvulsions in mice, and has varying degrees of antagonistic effects on convulsive and auditory seizures caused by pentylenetetrazol, indirubin,as well as intraventricular injection of tubocurarine, glutamate, etc.
It also has therapeutic effects on certain types of epilepsy.