methocarbamol

Term ID

CHEBI:6832

Synonyms

• (+-)-2-hydroxy-3-(2-methoxyphenoxy)propyl carbamate
• (+-)-3-(o-methoxyphenoxy)-1,2-propanediol 1-carbamate
• 2-hydroxy-3-(o-methoxyphenoxy)propyl 1-carbamate
• 3-(2-methoxyphenoxy)-1-glyceryl carbamate
• 3-(o-methoxyphenoxy)-1,2-propanediol 1-carbamate
• 3-(o-methoxyphenoxy)-2-hydroxypropyl carbamate
• Delaxin
• glycerylguaiacolate carbamate
• guaiacol glyceryl ether carbamate
• methocarbamol
• methocarbamolum
• metocarbamol
• Myolaxene
• Parabaxin
• rac-2-hydroxy-3-(2-methoxyphenoxy)propyl carbamate
• Reflexyn
• Relestrid
• Robamol
• Robaxin
• Robinax
• Romethocarb
• Tresortil

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.

References

• cas:532-03-6
• drugbank:DB00423
• hmdb:HMDB0014567
• kegg.drug:D00402
• patent:US2770649
• pubmed:10467962
• pubmed:1491037
• pubmed:22258993
• pubmed:23023692
• pubmed:23859819
• pubmed:24459784
• pubmed:3224164
• pubmed:8046603
• reaxys:1884446
• wikipedia.en:Methocarbamol

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )

Resources

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