Definition of Ethionine

1. Noun. (amino acid) A toxic and carcinogenic non-proteinogenic amino acid structurally related to methionine, with an ethyl group in place of the methyl group. ¹

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Definition of Ethionine

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Ethionine

1. 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. Pharmacological action: antimetabolites, carcinogens. Chemical name: L-Homocysteine, S-ethyl- (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ethionine

ethinyl
ethinyl estradiol
ethinyl estradiol-norgestrel combination
ethinyl trichloride
ethinylestradiol-17 alpha sulfotransferase
ethinylestrenol
ethinyls
ethiodide
ethiodides
ethiodised oil
ethion
ethionamide
ethionamides
ethionic
ethionic acid
ethionine (current term)
ethionines
ethions
ethiopia
ethiops
ethiopses
ethisterone
ethmo-
ethmocranial
ethmofrontal
ethmoid
ethmoid air cells
ethmoid angle
ethmoid bone
ethmoid bones

Literary usage of Ethionine

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"... reported that inhibitors of biological methylation, such as ethionine, when added to tetracycline-producing fermentations resulted in the accumulation ..."

2. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"Howard University, Washington, DC 20001 ethionine metabolism in neoplasms may r significantly from metabolism in nor- tissue (Fig. 1). ..."

3. Mammalian Models for Research on Aging by Bennett J. Cohen, Institute Of Laboratory Animal Resources, National Research Council Staff (1981)
"The effects of age and of ethionine feeding on the ribonucleic acid and protein synthesis of rats. J. Gerontol. 22:3l8-324. Becci, PJ, EM McDowell, ..."

4. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science by Kansas Academy of Science (1868)
"ethionine was also used in these experiments but no significant change occured. These data indicate that most of the increased specific activities in SAMP ..."

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