Product Description: Phenytoin-d5 (5,5-Diphenylhydantoin-d5) is deuterium labeled Phenytoin. Phenytoin (5,5-Diphenylhydantoin) is a potent Voltage-gated Na+ channels (VGSCs) blocker. Phenytoin has antiepileptic activity and reduces breast tumour growth and metastasis in mice[1][2].
Applications: Cancer-programmed cell death
Formula: C15H7D5N2O2
References: [1]Russak EM, et al. Impact of Deuterium Substitution on the Pharmacokinetics of Pharmaceuticals. Ann Pharmacother. 2019;53(2):211-216./[2]Assaggaf MA, et al. Prevention of phenytoin-induced gingival overgrowth by lovastatin in mice. Am J Pathol. 2015 Jun;185(6):1588-99./[3]Michaela Nelson, et al. The sodium channel-blocking antiepileptic drug phenytoin inhibits breast tumour growth and metastasis. Mol Cancer. 2015 Jan 27;14(1):13./[4]Rogawski, M.A. and W. Loscher, The neurobiology of antiepileptic drugs. Nat Rev Neurosci, 2004. 5(7): p. 553-64./[5]Porter, R.J., et al., Mechanisms of action of antiseizure drugs. Handb Clin Neurol, 2012. 108: p. 663-81./[6]Balaji, S., Medical therapy for sudden death. Pediatr Clin North Am, 2004. 51(5): p. 1379-87.
Molecular Weight: 257.30
Research Area: Neurological Disease;Cancer
Target: Isotope-Labeled Compounds;Sodium Channel;Virus Protease