(S)-MEPHENYTOIN Property

Melting point:

135-138 °C

Density 

1.154±0.06 g/cm3(Predicted)

storage temp. 

2-8°C

solubility 

DMSO: soluble

pka

8.07±0.70(Predicted)

form 

solid

color 

off-white

Safety

Hazard Codes 

Xn

Risk Statements 

22-36/37/38

Safety Statements 

26-36

WGK Germany 

2

HS Code 

29332100

Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

Symbol(GHS)

Signal word

Warning

Hazard statements

H302Harmful if swallowed

H315Causes skin irritation

H319Causes serious eye irritation

H335May cause respiratory irritation

Precautionary statements

P261Avoid breathing dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.

P264Wash hands thoroughly after handling.

P264Wash skin thouroughly after handling.

P270Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product.

P301+P312IF SWALLOWED: call a POISON CENTER or doctor/physician IF you feel unwell.

P302+P352IF ON SKIN: wash with plenty of soap and water.

P305+P351+P338IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continuerinsing.

(S)-MEPHENYTOIN Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Chemical Properties

White Crystalline Solid

Uses

S-Mephenytoin has been used as a CYP2C19 substrate for the analysis of cytochrome P450 metabolism. S-Mephenytoin has also been used as probe substrates for LC/MS-based analysis of relative activity factor (RAF).

Uses

(S)-Mephenytoin can be used as an anticonvulsant agent.

Definition

ChEBI: (S)-Mephenytoin is an imidazolidine-2,4-dione.

Biological Activity

(s)-mephenytoin is an anticonvulsive drug which is metabolized by n-demethylation and 4-hydroxylation (of the aromatic ring). (s)-mephenytoin is a substrate of the cytochrome p450 (cyp) isoform cyp2c19, also known as mephenytoin 4-hydroxylase [1].cyp2c19 is the main mephenytoin 4-hydroxylase in humans implicated in metabolizing a variety of therapeutic agents, such as omeprazole, proguanil, diazepam, propranolol, citalopram, imipramine, and certain barbiturates [2].

Biochem/physiol Actions

CYP2B6 & CYP2C19 substrate. Methenytoin isomer. Anticonvulsant; antiepileptic.

in vitro

in the presence of cytochrome b5, the km value for s-mephenytoin was 1.25 mm with all five purified cytochrome p-450s preparations, and vmax values were 0.8-1.25 nmol of 4-hydroxy product formed per min/nmol of p-450 [1].

References

[1] shimada t, misono k s, guengerich f p. human liver microsomal cytochrome p-450 mephenytoin 4-hydroxylase, a prototype of genetic polymorphism in oxidative drug metabolism. purification and characterization of two similar forms involved in the reaction[j]. journal of biological chemistry, 1986, 261(2): 909-921.
[2] ferguson r j, de morais s m f, benhamou s, et al. a new genetic defect in human cyp2c19: mutation of the initiation codon is responsible for poor metabolism of s-mephenytoin[j]. journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics, 1998, 284(1): 356-361.