CHEBI:4886 - L-ethionine

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ChEBI Name L-ethionine
ChEBI ID CHEBI:4886
ChEBI ASCII Name L-ethionine
Definition An S-ethylhomocysteine that has S-configuration at the chiral centre.
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
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Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): Bronsted base
A molecular entity capable of accepting a hydron from a donor (Bronsted acid).
(via organic amino compound )
Bronsted acid
A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Bronsted base).
(via oxoacid )
Biological Role(s): antimetabolite
A substance which is structurally similar to a metabolite but which competes with it or replaces it, and so prevents or reduces its normal utilization.
carcinogenic agent
A role played by a chemical compound which is known to induce a process of carcinogenesis by corrupting normal cellular pathways, leading to the acquistion of tumoral capabilities.
Related Structures
L-ethionine is a Structural Derivative of
ammonia
Mass : 17.03056
Formula : H3N
16134
L-ethionine is a Enantiomer of
D-ethionine
Mass : 163.23800
Formula : C6H13NO2S
68663
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is a
has part
is conjugate base of
is conjugate acid of
is tautomer of
is enantiomer of
has functional parent
has parent hydride
is substituent group from
has role
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