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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Amino Acids > Amino Acids, Sulfur > Ethionine
Inorganic Chemicals > Sulfur Compounds > Amino Acids, Sulfur > Ethionine
Organic Chemicals > Sulfur Compounds > Amino Acids, Sulfur > Ethionine

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Ethionine  

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Note

  • a carcinogen & antimetabolite; /biosyn /defic /physiol permitted

Scope note

  • 2-Amino-4-(ethylthio)butyric acid. An antimetabolite and methionine antagonist that interferes with amino acid incorporation into proteins and with cellular ATP utilization. It also produces liver neoplasms.

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