Antipyrine (A697500), a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, is widely utilized as a probe for human oxidative drug metabolism. Antipyrine metabolites are formed by various hepatic cytochrome P450 enzymes. 3-Hydroxymethylantipyrine is a metabolite of Antipyrine.
ChEBI: 3-hydroxymethylantipyrine is a pyrazolone that is antipyrine in which one of the hydrogens of the 5-methyl group is substituted by a hydroxymethyl group. It is a metabolite of the analgesic drug, antipyrene. It has a role as a drug metabolite and a human urinary metabolite. It is functionally related to an antipyrine.
