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Sigma-Aldrich

(±)-Mephenytoin

Synonym(s):

(±)-5-Ethyl-3-methyl-5-phenyl-2,4-imidazolidinedione, (±)-5-Ethyl-3-methyl-5-phenylhydantoin

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C12H14N2O2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
218.25
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12161501
PubChem Substance ID:

form

crystals

Quality Level

color

off-white

mp

115-118 °C
135-137 °C

solubility

DMSO: soluble

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CCC1(NC(=O)N(C)C1=O)c2ccccc2

InChI

1S/C12H14N2O2/c1-3-12(9-7-5-4-6-8-9)10(15)14(2)11(16)13-12/h4-8H,3H2,1-2H3,(H,13,16)

InChI key

GMHKMTDVRCWUDX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Biochem/physiol Actions

CYP2B6 and CYP2C19 substrate; anticonvulsive, antiepileptic.

Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

Preparation Note

(±)-Mephenytoin is soluble in DMSO.

Pictograms

Exclamation mark

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Pharmacogenetics and genomics, 23(2), 78-83 (2012-12-18)
We investigated whether human pharmacogenetic factors could be characterized using chimeric NOG mice expressing a thymidine kinase transgene (TK-NOG) with 'humanized' livers. The rate of human-specific metabolism of two drugs was measured in chimeric mice reconstituted with human hepatocytes with
Michael Zientek et al.
Journal of pharmacological and toxicological methods, 58(3), 206-214 (2008-07-19)
Inhibition of cytochrome P450 (CYP) is a principal mechanism for metabolism-based drug-drug interactions (DDIs). This article describes a robust, high-throughput CYP-mediated DDI assay using a cocktail of 5 clinically relevant probe substrates with quantification by liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS-MS).
Huijuan Wang et al.
Drug metabolism and disposition: the biological fate of chemicals, 39(5), 830-837 (2011-02-18)
CYP2C19 is a highly polymorphic enzyme that affects the metabolism of a wide range of therapeutic drugs. Almost all the identified alleles of CYP2C19 are derived from nonsynonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms (nsSNPs). The objective of this study was to functionally
Susanne Löfgren et al.
Drug metabolism and disposition: the biological fate of chemicals, 36(5), 955-962 (2008-02-16)
CYP2C19 is an important enzyme for human drug metabolism, and it also participates in the metabolism of endogenous substrates, whereas the CYP2C18 enzyme is not expressed in human liver despite high mRNA expression. Mice transgenic for the human CYP2C18 and

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