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CHEBI:6832 - methocarbamol
| ChEBI ID | CHEBI:6832 |
| ChEBI Name | methocarbamol |
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| Definition | A racemate comprising equimolar amounts of (R)- and (S)-methocarbamol. A centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxant, it is used as an adjunct in the short-term symptomatic treatment of painful muscle spasm. The (R)-enantiomer is more active than the (S)-enantiomer. |
| Last Modified | 22 February 2017 |
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| Roles Classification |
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| Biological Role: | analgesic An agent capable of relieving pain without the loss of consciousness or without producing anaesthesia. In addition, analgesic is a role played by a compound which is exhibited by a capability to cause a reduction of pain symptoms. |
| Applications: | hepatoprotective agent Any compound that is able to prevent damage to the liver. muscle relaxant A drug used to produce muscle relaxation (excepting neuromuscular blocking agents). Its primary clinical and therapeutic use is the treatment of muscle spasm and immobility associated with strains, sprains, and injuries of the back and, to a lesser degree, injuries to the neck. Also used for the treatment of a variety of clinical conditions that have in common only the presence of skeletal muscle hyperactivity, for example, the muscle spasms that can occur in multiple sclerosis. analgesic An agent capable of relieving pain without the loss of consciousness or without producing anaesthesia. In addition, analgesic is a role played by a compound which is exhibited by a capability to cause a reduction of pain symptoms. |
| ChEBI Ontology |
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| Outgoing Relation(s) |
| methocarbamol (CHEBI:6832) has part (R)-methocarbamol (CHEBI:77501) |
| methocarbamol (CHEBI:6832) has part (S)-methocarbamol (CHEBI:77502) |
| methocarbamol (CHEBI:6832) has role analgesic (CHEBI:35480) |
| methocarbamol (CHEBI:6832) has role hepatoprotective agent (CHEBI:62868) |
| methocarbamol (CHEBI:6832) has role muscle relaxant (CHEBI:51371) |
| methocarbamol (CHEBI:6832) is a racemate (CHEBI:60911) |
| IUPAC Name |
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| rac-2-hydroxy-3-(2-methoxyphenoxy)propyl carbamate |
| INNs | Source |
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| methocarbamol | WHO MedNet |
| méthocarbamol | WHO MedNet |
| methocarbamolum | WHO MedNet |
| metocarbamol | WHO MedNet |
| Synonyms | Source |
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| (±)-2-hydroxy-3-(2-methoxyphenoxy)propyl carbamate | ChEBI |
| 2-hydroxy-3-(o-methoxyphenoxy)propyl 1-carbamate | ChemIDplus |
| 3-(2-methoxyphenoxy)-1-glyceryl carbamate | ChemIDplus |
| (±)-3-(o-methoxyphenoxy)-1,2-propanediol 1-carbamate | ChemIDplus |
| 3-(o-methoxyphenoxy)-1,2-propanediol 1-carbamate | ChemIDplus |
| 3-(o-methoxyphenoxy)-2-hydroxypropyl carbamate | ChemIDplus |
| Brand Names | Source |
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| Delaxin | KEGG DRUG |
| Forbaxin | ChEMBL |
| Methocarbamol component of robaxisal | ChEMBL |
| Miolaxin | ChEMBL |
| Myolaxene | NIST Chemistry WebBook |
| Neuraxin | ChEMBL |
| Manual Xrefs | Databases |
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| D00402 | KEGG DRUG |
| DB00423 | DrugBank |
| HMDB0014567 | HMDB |
| Methocarbamol | Wikipedia |
| US2770649 | Patent |
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