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Thiohydantoin vs Phenylthiohydantoin - What's the difference?

thiohydantoin | phenylthiohydantoin |

In organic chemistry|lang=en terms the difference between thiohydantoin and phenylthiohydantoin

is that thiohydantoin is (organic chemistry) any derivative of a hydantoin in which one or both carbonyl oxygen atoms are replaced by sulfur while phenylthiohydantoin is (organic chemistry) any phenyl derivative of a thiohydantoin, but especially one formed from an amino acid in the edman method of protein degradation.

As nouns the difference between thiohydantoin and phenylthiohydantoin

is that thiohydantoin is (organic chemistry) any derivative of a hydantoin in which one or both carbonyl oxygen atoms are replaced by sulfur while phenylthiohydantoin is (organic chemistry) any phenyl derivative of a thiohydantoin, but especially one formed from an amino acid in the edman method of protein degradation.

thiohydantoin

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any derivative of a hydantoin in which one or both carbonyl oxygen atoms are replaced by sulfur

    • phenylthiohydantoin

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any phenyl derivative of a thiohydantoin, but especially one formed from an amino acid in the Edman method of protein degradation