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DL-Ethionine

Catalog No. E5139 Name Sigma Aldrich
CAS Number 67-21-0 Website http://www.sigmaaldrich.com
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Purity ≥95% (TLC) Email
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SYNONYMS

Title
DL-乙硫氨基酪酸
IUPAC name
2-amino-4-(ethylsulfanyl)butanoic acid
IUPAC Traditional name
(D)-ethionine
Synonyms
DL-2-氨基-4-(乙硫基)丁酸
DL-2-Amino-4-(ethylthio)butyric acid

DATABASE IDS

CAS Number 67-21-0
EC Number 200-647-0
Beilstein Number 1722529
PubChem SID 24894606
MDL Number MFCD00063102

PROPERTIES

Linear Formula C2H5SCH2CH2CH(NH2)COOH
Purity ≥95% (TLC)
GHS Pictograms GHS07
GHS Signal Word Warning
GHS Hazard statements H315-H319-H335
European Hazard Symbols Irritant Irritant (Xi)
MSDS Link Download
Personal Protective Equipment dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves
GHS Precautionary statements P261-P305 + P351 + P338
Risk Statements 36/37/38
RTECS ES6825200
Safety Statements 26
Storage Temperature -20°C
German water hazard class 3

DETAILS

Description (English)
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.

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