title: A methionine substitute: 4-methylthiobutane-1,2-diol.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight; D002072:Butylene Glycols / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000378:metabolism*; D002645:Chickens; D004032:Diet; D008297:Male; D008715:Methionine / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D013045:Species Specificity; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013440:Sulfides / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002072:Butylene Glycols; D013440:Sulfides; C011507:4-methylthiobutane-1,2-diol; D008715:Methionine