Term Name: | N-phenylthiourea |
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Synonyms: | 1-phenyl-2-thiourea, 1-phenylthiourea, alpha-phenylthiourea, monophenyl thiourea, phenyl-2-thiourea, phenylthiocarbamide, phenylthiourea, PhNHC(=S)NH2, PhNHC(S)NH2, PhNHCSNH2, PTC, PTU |
Definition: | A member of the class of thioureas that is thiourea in which one of the hydrogens is replaced by a phenyl group. Depending on their genetic makeup, humans find it either very bitter-tasting or tasteless. This unusual property resulted in N-phenylthiourea being used in paternity testing prior to the advent of DNA testing. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:46261] ( EBI ) |