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Synonym(s):
5-Chloro-2(3H)-benzoxazolone, 5-Chloro-2-hydroxybenzoxazole
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C7H4ClNO2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
169.57
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.77
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Assay
≥98% (TLC)
Quality Level
form
powder
color
white to off-white
mp
191-192 °C (lit.)
solubility
DMSO: 50 mg/mL, clear
originator
Johnson & Johnson
storage temp.
room temp
SMILES string
Clc1ccc2OC(=O)Nc2c1
InChI
1S/C7H4ClNO2/c8-4-1-2-6-5(3-4)9-7(10)11-6/h1-3H,(H,9,10)
InChI key
TZFWDZFKRBELIQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Gene Information
human ... KCNN4(3783)
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Application
Chlorzoxazone may be used:
- as a calcium-activated potassium (KCa) channel activator in patch-clamp electrophysiology to test its effect on dendritic hyperexcitability
- as a substrate for cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1) enzyme in cultured human hepatocytes
- as a benzimidazolone compound to test its effect on epithelial sodium (Na+) transport
Biochem/physiol Actions
Chlorzoxazone inhibits the multisynaptic reflex arcs primarily in the spinal cord and brain subcortical areas. It is an activator of calcium activated potassium channels and may contribute to the aortic artery relaxation in mice. Chlorzoxazone also activates the calcium-activated potassium (KCa) channel and small conductance calcium-activated potassium channels (SK). It is metabolized by cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1) and serves as a probe for monitoring this enzyme function.
Chlorzoxazone is a skeletal muscle relaxant.
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Warning
Hazard Statements
Precautionary Statements
Hazard Classifications
Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3
Target Organs
Respiratory system
WGK
WGK 3
Flash Point(F)
Not applicable
Flash Point(C)
Not applicable
Personal Protective Equipment
dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves
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F Woodward Hopf et al.
Biological psychiatry, 69(7), 618-624 (2011-01-05)
Alcoholism imposes a tremendous social and economic burden. There are relatively few pharmacological treatments for alcoholism, with only moderate efficacy, and there is considerable interest in identifying additional therapeutic options. Alcohol exposure alters SK-type potassium channel (SK) function in limbic
De-Li Dong et al.
European journal of pharmacology, 545(2-3), 161-166 (2006-07-25)
Chlorzoxazone has been reported to activate the intermediate-conductance, Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channels in aortic endothelial cells and to relax the artery. The aim of the present study was to characterize the chlorzoxazone-induced relaxation of rat thoracic artery. Chlorzoxazone did not affect
B J Powers et al.
Archives of internal medicine, 146(6), 1183-1186 (1986-06-01)
A drug rechallenge proved chlorzoxazone to be hepatotoxic in a patient who had been treated with a combination of it and acetaminophen (Parafon Forte) for several months. Failure to demonstrate a toxic response to acetaminophen coupled with a dramatic response
Yong-Long Han et al.
Journal of ethnopharmacology, 139(1), 104-109 (2011-11-15)
Herba Erigerontis injection (HEI), one of the most popular herbal prescription in China, is made from the aqueous extracts of Erigeron breviscapus whole plant. Now HEI is widely used for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases and cerebrovascular diseases such as
Karina Alviña et al.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 30(21), 7258-7268 (2010-05-28)
Episodic ataxia type 2 (EA2) is a hereditary cerebellar ataxia associated with mutations in the P/Q-type voltage-gated calcium (Ca(2+)) channels. Therapeutic approaches for treatment of EA2 are very limited. Presently, the potassium (K(+)) channel blocker 4-aminopyridine (4-AP) constitutes the most
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