Chemical Properties
WHITE FINE CRYSTALLINE POWDER
Uses
Reactant for organocatalytic tandem three component reactions of aldehyde, alkyl vinyl ketone, and amide
Reactant for synthesis of:
- Selective angiotensin II AT2 receptor agonists with reduced CYP 450 inhibition
- Allosteric glucokinase activators
- Hydantoin derivatives with antiproliferative activity
- Thiohydantoins
- P2X7 receptor antagonists
Definition
ChEBI: A imidazolidine-2,4-dione that is the N-methyl-derivative of hydantoin.
Metabolic pathway
The metabolic pathway of 1-methylhydantoin via
5-hydroxy-1-methylhydantoin, methylparabanic acid,
and 5-N-methyloxaluric acid proves to be a major
and general metabolic pathway in rabbits.
