Term Name: | mephenytoin |
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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. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:6757] ( EBI ) |