OBO ID: CHEBI:6757
Term Name: mephenytoin Search Ontology:
Synonyms:
  • 5-ethyl-3-methyl-5-phenylimidazolidine-2,4-dione
  • DL-Mephenytoin
  • mefenitoina
  • mephenytoin
  • mephenytoine
  • mephenytoinum
  • methylphenetoin
  • phenylethylmethylhydantoin
Definition: An imidazolidine-2,4-dione (hydantoin) in which the imidazolidine nucleus carries a methyl group at N-3 and has ethyl and phenyl substituents at C-5. An anticonvulsant, it is no longer available in the USA or the UK but is still studied largely because of its interesting hydroxylation polymorphism.
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Ontology: ChEBI  ( EBI )
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