CHEBI:77069 - eperisone

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ChEBI Name eperisone
ChEBI ID CHEBI:77069
Definition A racemate that is an equimolar mixture of (R)- and (S)-eperisone. It is used (as the hydrochloride salt) as a muscle relaxant for the symptomatic treatment of muscle spasm and spasticity.
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Application(s): 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.
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Outgoing eperisone (CHEBI:77069) has part (R)-eperisone (CHEBI:77071)
eperisone (CHEBI:77069) has part (S)-eperisone (CHEBI:77072)
eperisone (CHEBI:77069) has role muscle relaxant (CHEBI:51371)
eperisone (CHEBI:77069) is a racemate (CHEBI:60911)
IUPAC Name
rac-1-(4-ethylphenyl)-2-methyl-3-(piperidin-1-yl)propan-1-one
INNs Sources
eperisona WHO MedNet
épérisone WHO MedNet
eperisone WHO MedNet
eperisonum WHO MedNet
Synonyms Sources
(±)-eperisone ChemIDplus
1-(4-ethylphenyl)-2-methyl-3-(1-piperidinyl)-1-propanone ChemIDplus
4'-ethyl-2-methyl-3-piperidinopropiophenone ChemIDplus
Manual Xrefs Databases
D07898 KEGG DRUG
DE2458638 Patent
EP0310259 Patent
Eperisone Wikipedia
US4181803 Patent
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
1246496 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
64840-90-0 CAS Registry Number KEGG DRUG
64840-90-0 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
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Last Modified
22 February 2017