Valerian (herb) some affinity for the GABA receptor, a class of receptors on which benzodiazepines are known to act. Valeric acid, which is responsible for the typical odor of mostly older valerian roots, does not have any sedative properties. Valeric acid is related to valproic acid, a widely prescribed anticonvulsant; valproic acid is a derivative of valeric acid. Valerian also contains isovaltrate, which has been shown to be an inverse agonist for adenosine A receptor sites. This action likely does not contribute to the herb's possible sedative effects, which would be expected from an agonist, rather than an inverse agonist, at this
Valerian Pereverzev of the "Literary Encyclopedia" from 1929 to 1930. In 1921 he became a professor at Moscow State University. His work examined the works of Nikolai Gogol, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and Ivan Goncharov. Pereverzev maintained that an author's style is determined by class milieu. Pereverzev died in Moscow. Valerian Pereverzev Valerian Fedorovich Pereverzev (5 (17) October 1882 – 5 May 1968) was a Soviet literary scholar. He and his associates published the 1928 collection "Literary Criticism," a controversial key text in what was called the "Pereverzev school." Pereverzev was born in Bobrov (now Voronezh Oblast). He studied physics and mathematics at the