3-methylthiopropionate is one of the metabolites of methionine (especially of D-methionine). Cultures of Streptomyces lincolnensis accumulated 3-methylthioacrylic acid in amounts directly related to the concentration of methionine in the medium. The first intermediate in the pathway may be the keto acid which is then oxidatively decarboxylated to 3-methylthiopropionic acid.

BAY-3827 is a potent and selective AMPK inhibitor with potential antitumor activity, demonstrating antiproliferative effects in an androgen-dependent prostate cancer model and inhibiting the phosphorylation of acetyl CoA carboxylase 1 (ACC-1).

Parathyroid Hormone (1-34), human