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Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C7H4ClNO2
Molecular Weight 169.565
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of CHLORZOXAZONE

SMILES

ClC1=CC=C2OC(=O)NC2=C1

InChI

InChIKey=TZFWDZFKRBELIQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C7H4ClNO2/c8-4-1-2-6-5(3-4)9-7(10)11-6/h1-3H,(H,9,10)

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C7H4ClNO2
Molecular Weight 169.565
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Description
Curator's Comment: description was created based on several sources, including https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/68002753

Chlorzoxazone is a centrally acting central muscle relaxant with sedative properties. It is claimed to inhibit muscle spasm by exerting an effect primarily at the level of the spinal cord and subcortical areas of the brain where it inhibits multisynaptic reflex arcs involved in producing and maintaining skeletal muscle spasm of varied etiology. The clinical result is a reduction of the skeletal muscle spasm with relief of pain and increased mobility of the involved muscles. Chlorzoxazone is indicated as an adjunct to rest, physical therapy, and other measures for the relief of discomfort associated with acute, painful musculoskeletal conditions. The mode of action of this drug has not been clearly identified, but may be related to its sedative properties. Chlorzoxazone does not directly relax tense skeletal muscles in man.

Originator

Curator's Comment: Marsh, D.F.; US. Patent 2,895,877; July 21, 1959; assigned to McNeil Laboratories, Inc.

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
CHLORZOXAZONE

Approved Use

INDICATIONS & USAGE SECTION Chlorzoxazone is indicated as an adjunct to rest, physical therapy, and other measures for the relief of discomfort associated with acute, painful musculoskeletal conditions. The mode of action of this drug has not been clearly identified, but may be related to its sedative properties. Chlorzoxazone does not directly relax tense skeletal muscles in man.

Launch Date

5.7870719E11
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
36.3 μg/mL
750 mg single, oral
dose: 750 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered: ACETAMINOPHEN
CHLORZOXAZONE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
5.1 μg/mL
250 mg single, oral
dose: 250 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered: QUERCETIN
CHLORZOXAZONE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
3.45 μg/mL
250 mg single, oral
dose: 250 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
CHLORZOXAZONE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
15 μg/mL
500 mg single, oral
dose: 500 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
CHLORZOXAZONE serum
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FED
5.2 μg/mL
500 mg single, oral
dose: 500 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
CHLORZOXAZONE serum
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FED
12.2 μg/mL
500 mg single, oral
dose: 500 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
CHLORZOXAZONE serum
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FED
0.14 μg/mL
250 mg single, oral
dose: 250 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered: QUERCETIN
6-HYDROXYCHLORZOXAZONE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
0.2 μg/mL
250 mg single, oral
dose: 250 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
6-HYDROXYCHLORZOXAZONE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
4084 μg × h/mL
750 mg single, oral
dose: 750 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered: ACETAMINOPHEN
CHLORZOXAZONE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
16.69 μg × h/mL
250 mg single, oral
dose: 250 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered: QUERCETIN
CHLORZOXAZONE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
9.86 μg × h/mL
250 mg single, oral
dose: 250 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
CHLORZOXAZONE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
43.5 mg × h/L
500 mg single, oral
dose: 500 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
CHLORZOXAZONE serum
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FED
15.7 μg × h/mL
500 mg single, oral
dose: 500 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
CHLORZOXAZONE serum
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FED
32.8 μg × h/mL
500 mg single, oral
dose: 500 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
CHLORZOXAZONE serum
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FED
0.64 μg × h/mL
250 mg single, oral
dose: 250 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered: QUERCETIN
6-HYDROXYCHLORZOXAZONE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
0.95 μg × h/mL
250 mg single, oral
dose: 250 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
6-HYDROXYCHLORZOXAZONE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
1.12 h
750 mg single, oral
dose: 750 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered: ACETAMINOPHEN
CHLORZOXAZONE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
1.65 h
250 mg single, oral
dose: 250 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered: QUERCETIN
CHLORZOXAZONE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
1.21 h
250 mg single, oral
dose: 250 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
CHLORZOXAZONE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
1.1 h
500 mg single, oral
dose: 500 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
CHLORZOXAZONE serum
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FED
1.4 h
500 mg single, oral
dose: 500 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
CHLORZOXAZONE serum
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FED
1.2 h
500 mg single, oral
dose: 500 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
CHLORZOXAZONE serum
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FED
Funbound

Funbound

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
3.9%
500 mg single, oral
dose: 500 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
CHLORZOXAZONE serum
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FED
3.2%
500 mg single, oral
dose: 500 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
CHLORZOXAZONE serum
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FED
4%
500 mg single, oral
dose: 500 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
CHLORZOXAZONE serum
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FED
Overview

Overview

CYP3A4CYP2C9CYP2D6hERG

OverviewOther

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Drug as victim
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
[Rhabdomyolysis and cholestatic hepatitis under treatment with simvastatin and chlorzoxazone].
1999 Apr 3
CYP2E1-dependent benzene toxicity: the role of extrahepatic benzene metabolism.
1999 Jun-Jul
Pharmacological activation of cloned intermediate- and small-conductance Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channels.
2000 Mar
EBIO, an agent causing maintained epithelial chloride secretion by co-ordinate actions at both apical and basolateral membranes.
2001
Inhibition and inactivation of human cytochrome P450 isoforms by phenethyl isothiocyanate.
2001 Aug
Genetic and dietary factors affecting human metabolism of 1,3-butadiene.
2001 Jun 1
Tissue-specific alterations in the 6-hydroxylation of chlorzoxazone following traumatic brain injury in the rat.
2001 Mar
In vitro inhibition of cytochrome P450 enzymes in human liver microsomes by a potent CYP2A6 inhibitor, trans-2-phenylcyclopropylamine (tranylcypromine), and its nonamine analog, cyclopropylbenzene.
2001 Mar
Mitochondrial dysfunction by gamma-irradiation accompanies the induction of cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1) in rat liver.
2001 Mar 21
Metabolism of vanoxerine, 1-[2-[bis(4-fluorophenyl)methoxy]ethyl]-4-(3-phenylpropyl)piperazine, by human cytochrome P450 enzymes.
2001 Sep
Mechanism of aerobic transformation of carbon tetrachloride by poplar cells.
2002
Validated HPLC method for determination of chlorzoxazone in human serum and its application in a clinical pharmacokinetic study.
2002 Dec
Effect of chronic disulfiram administration on the activities of CYP1A2, CYP2C19, CYP2D6, CYP2E1, and N-acetyltransferase in healthy human subjects.
2002 Feb
Cytochrome P450 enzymes contributing to demethylation of maprotiline in man.
2002 Mar
Effects of flavonoids isolated from Scutellariae radix on cytochrome P-450 activities in human liver microsomes.
2002 Mar
The alkaloid rutaecarpine is a selective inhibitor of cytochrome P450 1A in mouse and human liver microsomes.
2002 Mar
Substrate specificity for rat cytochrome P450 (CYP) isoforms: screening with cDNA-expressed systems of the rat.
2002 Mar 1
[Simultaneous determination of three probe drugs by reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography].
2002 Nov
Phenotype distribution and gender-related differences of CYP2E1 activity in a Chinese population.
2002 Nov
Cytochrome P450 2E1 expression induces hepatocyte resistance to cell death from oxidative stress.
2002 Oct
Lipopolysaccharide-mediated modulation of cytochromes P450 in Stat1 null mice.
2003 Apr
Effects of glucose on the pharmacokinetics of intravenous chlorzoxazone in rats with acute renal failure induced by uranyl nitrate.
2003 Aug
CYP2E1 activity before and after weight loss in morbidly obese subjects with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
2003 Aug
Rates of metabolism of chlorzoxazone, dextromethorphan, 7-ethoxycoumarin, imipramine, quinidine, testosterone and verapamil by fresh and cryopreserved rat liver slices, and some comparisons with microsomes.
2003 Aug
Simultaneous determination of aspirin and isosorbide 5-mononitrate in formulation by reversed phase high pressure liquid chromatography.
2003 Aug 21
Study of the fragmentation mechanism of protonated 6-hydroxychlorzoxazone: application in simultaneous analysis of CYP2E1 activity with major human cytochrome P450s.
2003 Feb 1
Essential requirements for substrate binding affinity and selectivity toward human CYP2 family enzymes.
2003 Jan 1
Determination of 6-hydroxychlorzoxazone and chlorzoxazone in porcine microsome samples.
2003 Jan 25
Stimulatory effects of chlorzoxazone, a centrally acting muscle relaxant, on large conductance calcium-activated potassium channels in pituitary GH3 cells.
2003 Jan 3
Maintenance of liver functions in rat hepatocytes cultured as spheroids in a rotating wall vessel.
2003 Jan-Feb
Differential inhibition of human cytochrome P450 enzymes by epsilon-viniferin, the dimer of resveratrol: comparison with resveratrol and polyphenols from alcoholized beverages.
2003 Jul 18
Diterpene quinone tanshinone IIA selectively inhibits mouse and human cytochrome p4501A2.
2003 Jun
Functional characterization of three human cytochrome p450 2E1 variants with amino acid substitutions.
2003 Jun
How useful is the "cocktail approach" for evaluating human hepatic drug metabolizing capacity using cytochrome P450 phenotyping probes in vivo?
2003 Jun
Metabolism of chloroform in the human liver and identification of the competent P450s.
2003 Mar
Effects of cigarette smoking and carbon monoxide on chlorzoxazone and caffeine metabolism.
2003 Nov
Mechanism-based inhibition of human liver microsomal cytochrome P450 1A2 by zileuton, a 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor.
2003 Nov
GYKI-47261, a new AMPA [2-amino-3-(3-hydroxymethylisoxazole-4-yl)propionic acid] antagonist, is a CYP2E1 inducer.
2003 Nov
CYP2E1 regulation by benzene and other small organic chemicals in rat liver and peripheral lymphocytes.
2003 Sep 15
ATP release triggered by activation of the Ca2+-activated K+ channel in human airway Calu-3 cells.
2004 Mar
Patents

Sample Use Guides

One tablet three or four times daily. If adequate response is not obtained with this dose, it may be increased to one and one-half tablets (750 mg) three or four times daily. As improvement occurs dosage can usually be reduced.
Route of Administration: Oral
Chlorzoxazone did not affect the tension of the rat thoracic artery rings at rest, but relaxed the precontraction induced by 1 uM noradrenaline in an endothelium independent manner. Preincubation with chlorzoxazone also antagonized the contraction induced by 1 uM noradrenaline or 25 mM KCl.
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Name Type Language
CHLORZOXAZONE
INN   JAN   MART.   MI   ORANGE BOOK   USP   USP-RS   VANDF   WHO-DD  
INN  
Official Name English
CHLORZOXAZONE [MART.]
Common Name English
chlorzoxazone [INN]
Common Name English
Chlorzoxazone [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
CHLORZOXAZONE [USP-RS]
Common Name English
5-Chloro-2-benzoxazolinone
Systematic Name English
STRIFON
Brand Name English
CHLORZOXAZONE [JAN]
Common Name English
CHLORZOXAZONE [USP IMPURITY]
Common Name English
PARAFLEX
Brand Name English
CHLORZOXAZONE [MI]
Common Name English
CHLORZOXAZONE [ORANGE BOOK]
Common Name English
PARAFON
Brand Name English
CHLORZOXAZONE [VANDF]
Common Name English
CHLORZOXAZONE [USP MONOGRAPH]
Common Name English
2(3H)-BENZOXAZOLONE, 5-CHLORO-
Systematic Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
LIVERTOX NBK548137
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NDF-RT N0000175737
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WHO-VATC QM03BB53
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WHO-ATC M03BB03
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WHO-VATC QM03BB03
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WHO-ATC M03BB53
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NDF-RT N0000175730
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WHO-ATC M03BB73
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NCI_THESAURUS C29696
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WHO-VATC QM03BB73
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Code System Code Type Description
ECHA (EC/EINECS)
202-403-9
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID9022813
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MESH
D002753
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FDA UNII
H0DE420U8G
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DAILYMED
H0DE420U8G
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IUPHAR
2322
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CAS
95-25-0
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EVMPD
SUB06215MIG
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WIKIPEDIA
CHLORZOXAZONE
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RXCUI
2410
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ChEMBL
CHEMBL1371
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CHEBI
3655
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INN
748
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MERCK INDEX
M3471
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RS_ITEM_NUM
1130505
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NCI_THESAURUS
C28926
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DRUG CENTRAL
626
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PUBCHEM
2733
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DRUG BANK
DB00356
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