3-Amino-2,6-piperidinedione is an active metabolite of (±)-thalidomide .1 In vivo, 3-amino-2,6-piperidinedione (400 mg/kg) increases hexobarbitone-induced sleeping time in rats.
1.Fabro, S., Schumacher, H., Smith, R.L., et al.The metabolism of thalidomide: Some biological effects of thalidomide and its metabolitesBr. J. Pharmacol. Chemother.25(2)352-362(1965)
















