Molecule Details
InChIKeyKPYSYYIEGFHWSV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Compound NameBaclofen
Canonical SMILESNCC(CC(=O)O)c1ccc(Cl)cc1
Clinical Status Data-mined Candidate
Targets (Human+Pathogen)2
Pfam Stratification Homologous
Avg pChEMBL7.42
SourceChEMBL;BindingDB
2D Structure
2D structure
Activity Profile
DrugBank Annotations
DrugBank ID DB00181
Drug NameBaclofen
CAS Number1134-47-0
Groups approved investigational
ATC Codes M03BX01
DescriptionBaclofen is a gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) agonist used as a skeletal muscle relaxant. Although originally designed in 1962 to treat epilepsy, baclofen was not effective in treating this condition but instead was shown to reduce spasticity in selected patients.[A245338] Baclofen was reintroduced i...

Categories: Agents Causing Muscle Toxicity Amino Acids Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins Aminobutyrates Butyrates Central Nervous System Agents Central Nervous System Depressants Drugs that are Mainly Renally Excreted GABA Agents GABA Agonists GABA-B Receptor Agonists Gaba-derivative Skeletal Muscle Relaxants Muscle Relaxants Muscle Relaxants, Centrally Acting Agents Muscle Relaxants, Peripherally Acting Agents Musculo-Skeletal System Neurotransmitter Agents gamma-Aminobutyric Acid-ergic Agonist
Cross-references: BindingDB: 24182 ChEBI: 187893 CHEMBL701 ChemSpider: 2197 Drugs Product Database (DPD): 2104 Guide to Pharmacology: 1084 IUPHAR: 1084 D00241 PharmGKB: PA448533 PubChem:2284 PubChem:46508181 RxCUI: 1292 Therapeutic Targets Database: DAP000257 Wikipedia: Baclofen
Target Activities (2)
Target Gene Organism Category Pfam pChEMBL Type Source
Q9UBS5 GABBR1 Homo sapiens Human PF00003 PF01094 PF00084 7.5 IC50 ChEMBL;BindingDB
O75899 GABBR2 Homo sapiens Human PF00003 PF01094 PF18455 7.4 IC50 ChEMBL
DrugBank Target Actions (3)
Target Gene Target Name Action Type
O75899 GABBR2 Gamma-aminobutyric acid type B receptor subunit 2 agonist targets
Q9UBS5 GABBR1 Gamma-aminobutyric acid type B receptor subunit 1 agonist targets
P61073 CXCR4 C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 allosteric modulator targets