ethionine

ethionine
A methionine analog and antagonist, differing in the presence of an S-ethyl group in place of the S-methyl group.

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ethi·o·nine e-'thī-ə-.nēn n an amino acid C6H13NO2S that is the ethyl homologue of methionine and is biologically antagonistic to methionine

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ethi·o·nine (ə-thiґə-nēn) the ethyl homologue of methionine.

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