noun
- A synthetic amino acid analog of methionine, used in biochemical research and as a hepatotoxin in experimental studies.
Usage: technical; biochemistry; research
Examples
- Ethionine is commonly used in laboratory studies to induce liver damage in experimental animals.
- Researchers administered ethionine to investigate its effects on protein synthesis.
- The compound ethionine serves as a methionine antagonist in biochemical experiments.
- Ethionine has been employed to study hepatotoxicity and carcinogenesis in animal models.