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ethionine

Meaning of "ethionine" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF ETHIONINE

eˈθiːəˌniːn


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ETHIONINE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ethionine is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ETHIONINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ethionine

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 prevents amino acid incorporation into proteins and interferes with cellular use of adenosine triphosphate. Because of these pharmacological effects, ethionine is highly toxic and is a potent carcinogen.

Definition of ethionine in the English dictionary

The definition of ethionine in the dictionary is a type of amino acid that is the biological antagonist of methionine.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ETHIONINE

alanine · Benin · cinchonine · conine · cotinine · creatinine · cyanine · gelseminine · guanine · hydrastinine · limonene · methionine · mezzanine · phenylalanine · phthalocyanine · pinene · retinene · thionine · threonine · triiodothyronine

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ETHIONINE

ethical code · ethical drug · ethical investment · ethicality · ethically · ethicalness · ethician · ethicise · ethicism · ethicist · ethicize · ethics · ethion · ethionamide · Ethiop · Ethiope · Ethiopia · Ethiopian · Ethiopic · ethiops

WORDS THAT END LIKE ETHIONINE

adenine · arginine · asinine · buteonine · canine · coregonine · falconine · feminine · leonine · nine · nine-nine-nine · on cloud nine · pavonine · pennine · pyronine · saponine · saturnine · sixty-nine · vespertilionine · vireonine

Synonyms and antonyms of ethionine in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ethionine» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ETHIONINE

Find out the translation of ethionine to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of ethionine from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ethionine» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

乙硫氨酸
1,325 millions of speakers
es

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etionina
570 millions of speakers
en

English

ethionine
510 millions of speakers
hi

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ethionine
380 millions of speakers
ar

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إيثيونين
280 millions of speakers
ru

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этионину
278 millions of speakers
pt

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etionina
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

ethionine
260 millions of speakers
fr

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éthionine
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Etionin
190 millions of speakers
de

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Ethionin
180 millions of speakers
ja

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エチオニン
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

에 티오 닌
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Ethionine
85 millions of speakers
vi

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ethionine
80 millions of speakers
ta

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ethionine
75 millions of speakers
mr

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Ethionine
75 millions of speakers
tr

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etionine
70 millions of speakers
it

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ethionine
65 millions of speakers
pl

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ethionine
50 millions of speakers
uk

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етіоніном
40 millions of speakers
ro

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ethionine
30 millions of speakers
el

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αιθειονίνης
15 millions of speakers
af

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ethionine
14 millions of speakers
sv

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etionin
10 millions of speakers
no

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ethionine
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ethionine

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ETHIONINE»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of ethionine
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ethionine

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ETHIONINE»

Discover the use of ethionine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ethionine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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ADVANCES IN CANCER RESEARCH
Furthermore, ethionine is carcinogenic when added chronically to rat hepatocyte culture medium, suggesting a direct hepatocyte action of this dietary factor in liver carcinogenesis (Brown et al. , 1983). Cultured hepatocytes have an inducible ...
George Klein, Sidney Weinhouse, 1988
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Conjugation-Dependent Carcinogenicity and Toxicity of ...
ll. Bioactivation of Xenobiotic Methionine Analogs by S-Adenosylution Catalyzed by AdoMet Synthetose A. Ethionine Induction of Fatty Liver Figure I shows those methionine analogs known to be toxic or carcinogenic by virtue of their ...
‎1994
3
Hepatotoxicity: The Adverse Effects of Drugs and Other ...
Depressed hepatic secretion of bile can be demonstrated within 16 hours after administration of a single dose of ethionine (60). Ethionine has a biphasic effect on iron metabolism (64,65). During the first 6 weeks of administration, intestinal ...
Hyman J. Zimmerman, 1999
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Differentiation and Development
Fazal Ahmad. THE EFFECT OF ETHIONINE ON LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION AND ASSOCIATED MACROMOLECULAR SYNTHESIS RochelleSeide-Kehoe,* Peter Zabos,+ David Kyner,+ Judith Christman,+ and George Acs+ *Northeastern  ...
Fazal Ahmad, 2012
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Biology and Biotechnology of the Plant Hormone Ethylene III
Therefore ethionine, an analogue of methionine, inhibits ethylene production by forming S-adenosyl-ethioni- ne(SAE), which is a competitive inhibitor of ACC synthase [ 1 1 ]. In Dm7. ethionine actually shifts the developmental mode from ...
‎2003
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Toxicants Occurring Naturally in Foods
and other tissues that are counteracted by the administration of methionine. It was further noted that chronic feeding of 0.25% of ethionine in the diet of rats results in a high incidence of hepatocellular carcinomas; golden hamsters did not  ...
‎1973
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ADVANCES IN CANCER RESEARCH
Other studies have also suggested that MC alters the RNA metabolism of the nucleus and, in particular, stimulates RNA synthesis. A. EFFECTS OF INHIBITORS ON THE HYDROCARBON INDUCTION or ENZYME ACTIVITIES Ethionine has ...
Alexander Haddow, 1967
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Pancreas: Pathological Practice and Research
Results Chronological Changes in the Exocrine Pancreas On day 14, the pancreata of the rats fed the ethionine-supplemented diet (ED group) showed diffuse and/or focal necrosis and destruction of the acinar cells. On day 21, interstitial ...
Koichi Suda, 2007
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Waste Disposal in Academic Institutions
Disposal of Ethionine NH2 I 2 CH3CH2SCH2CH2CHCOOH Structure 11 Structure 12 The amino acid ethionine (Structure 1 1) is a cancer suspect agent. All of the physiological properties that it causes can be prevented by the essential amino ...
James A. Kaufman, 1990
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The Physiology of Growth
Effects of daily intraperitoneal injections of ethionine (35 gm/kg) on the rat pancreas as seen in light micrographs. Left, control pancreas showing intact acini (islet at top). Middle, disintegration of secretory acini with loss of most zymogen ...
Richard Goss, 2012

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ETHIONINE»

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11 reasons to replace your morning cuppa with ginger tea!
Ginger Extract (Zingiber Officinale) has Anti-Cancer and Anti-Inflammatory Effects on Ethionine-Induced Hepatoma Rats. Clinics (Sao Paulo ... «TheHealthSite, Feb 15»
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Evonik opens new €500m methionine complex in Singapore
Methionine is an essential amino acid used in the production of animal feed. “Progress in feed technology, rapid population growth and rising ... «ICIS, Nov 14»
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Ethionine [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/ethionine>. May 2024 ».
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