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6,8-Dihydro-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-g]benzothiazol-7-one is an intermediate in synthesizing Imidazolo-oxindole PKR inhibitor C16 (PKR Inhibitor) (P572500). It is a drug which acts as a selective inhibitor of the enzyme double-stranded RNA-dependent protein kinase (PKR). It has been shown to effectively inhibit PKR function in vivo and has neuroprotective and nootropic effects in animal studies.