DL-ethionine
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Ethionine is a non-proteinogenic amino acid structurally related to methionine, with an ethyl group in place of the methyl group.
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- chemical compound
- Mass
- 163.067
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- chemical formula
- C₆H₁₃NO₂S
- canonical SMILES
- CCSCCC(C(=O)O)N
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- Ethionine
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Ethionine is a non-proteinogenic amino acid structurally related to methionine, with an ethyl group in place of the methyl group.
Ethionine is an antimetabolite and methionine antagonist. It is a substrate for methionyl-tRNA synthetase and is incorporated into proteins.
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