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Ethionine
Medical Definition: | 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. | |
Guide Notes: | a carcinogen & antimetabolite; /biosyn /defic /physiol permitted | |
CAS Type 1 Name: | CAS Number: | 13073-35-3 |
Ethionine Medical Definitions and Terms
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