Metabolism of cyclobenzaprine in the dog

Drug Metab Dispos. 1978 Mar-Apr;6(2):184-92.

Abstract

Ten metabolites of cyclobenzaprine, accounting for approximately 50% of the urinary radioactivity, were identified in the urine of dogs to which the labeled drug had been given orally. These included the 1,2-dihydrodiol, three phenolic derivatives, the N-oxide, the 10,11-epoxide, the 10,11-glycol, desmethylcyclobenzaprine, and the glucuronide conjugates of desmethylcyclobenzaprine and cyclobenzaprine. The metabolites were excreted in both the free and conjugated states. Unchanged cyclobenzaprine was present in only minor amounts.

MeSH terms

  • Amitriptyline / analogs & derivatives
  • Animals
  • Biotransformation
  • Chromatography, Gas
  • Chromatography, Thin Layer
  • Dibenzocycloheptenes / metabolism*
  • Dibenzocycloheptenes / urine
  • Dogs
  • Glucuronates / metabolism
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Male
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Muscle Relaxants, Central / metabolism*
  • Muscle Relaxants, Central / urine

Substances

  • Dibenzocycloheptenes
  • Glucuronates
  • Muscle Relaxants, Central
  • Amitriptyline
  • cyclobenzaprine