Chemical Properties
White Crystalline Solid
Uses
5-Methylhydantoin is usede as a reactant for preparation of N-chlorohydantoin, Mitsunobu reaction, Pseudomonas putida strain allowing conversion into L-amino acids, D-hydantoinase from Agrobacteria tumefaceins and enzymatic racemization.
Uses
5-Methylhydantoin is a derivative of Hydantoin (H675000), a heterocyclic compound used to synthesis various pharmaceutical goods including anticonvulsants such as fosphenytoin (F728900).
Definition
ChEBI: 5-methylimidazolidine-2,4-dione is an imidazolidine-2,4-dione.
