General Description
White crystalline flakes.
Reactivity Profile
A synthetic thio-substituted amino acid.
Air & Water Reactions
Slightly soluble in water.
Health Hazard
ACUTE/CHRONIC HAZARDS: When heated to decomposition this compound emits toxic fumes of NOx and SOx.
Fire Hazard
Flash point data for this chemical are not available; however, DL-ETHIONINE(67-21-0) is probably combustible.
Chemical Properties
Off-White Solid
Uses
antineoplastic; inhibitor DNA methylation
Uses
DL-Ethionine is used as a dietary supplement to accelerate cholangiocarcinogenesis in vivo. It is also used to induce oxidative stress in liver to study the levels and activities of anti-oxidative enzymes and compounds such as glutathione.
Definition
ChEBI: A non-proteinogenic alpha-amino acid that is methionine in which the S-methyl group is replaced by an S-ethyl group.
Biochem/physiol Actions
DL-Ethionine is a racemic mixture of the anti-methylation agent L-Ethionine and its enantiomer D-Ethionine. DL-Ethionine is used as a dietary supplement to accelerate cholangiocarcinogenesis in vivo. DL-Ethionine is used to induce oxidative stress in liver to study the levels and activities of anti-oxidative enzymes and compounds such as glutathione.