“…In particular, spirohydantoins and fused polycyclic hydantoin derivatives have recently attracted much attention in drug discovery due to their various biological activities. Hydantoins are also known to possess activities against viruses (RAJIC et al, 2006), protozoa (KEISER et al, 2015, MEYERS et al, 2015 mycobacteria (ZAIDI et al, 1980), and bacteria and fungi (SZYMAŃSKA et al, 2002;CHEN and SUN, 2006;FUJISAKI et al, 2010;HANDZLIK et al, 2011;TRIŠOVIĆ et al, 2011) due to the urea as an active component. Some hydantoins are an integral part of the product intended for consumer use, such as hair sprays and cosmetics as preservatives (TRIŠOVIĆ et al, 2008).…”