Vitamin U (Methylmethionine Sulfonium Chloride) CAS:63889-27-0

Vitamin U, also known as Methylmethionine Sulfonium Chloride (Methylmethionine Sulfonium Chloride), is an anti-ulcer agent, mainly used to treat gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer. It is not an essential nutrient for the human body.Vitamin U (DL-methionine methylsulfonium chloride) is a natural methionine-derivative, found as an active component in the methionine cycle of plants where it serves as a substrate for methyl transferases (Augspurger et al., 2005). Historically this compound has been utilized as either a cure or preventative against gastric and duodenal ulcers (Nakamura et al., 1981). Vitamin U has been shown to aid in an overall increased weight gain of 3.6% and to decrease feed efficiency by 2.0% when included in a hog-fattening ration at 25 mglkg of feed (Solntsev and Filipovich, 1981).

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Vitamin U is a vitamin found in green vegetables. It is used in the treatment of peptic ulcers, colitis, and gastritis and has an effect on secretory, acid-forming, and enzymatic functions of the intestinal tract.Vitamin U was tired from the fact that a very small quantity of this compound was effective for the medical treatment of the gastric ulcer. From the word ulcer came the letter "U". But the Vitamin U isn't a vitamin, it is a derivative of the acid methionine.Vitamin U strengthens the immune system of human, animal, and plant cells. Protects from the damage the membran systems of living cells (the walls cellophane, etc). Moreover, the damage can be stopped and can easily be regenerated.DL-methionine methylsulfonium chloride is a naturally occurring methionine derivative. DL-methionine methylsulfonium chloride protects gastric mucosal from ethanol-induced damage.A labelled derivative of L-Methionine (M260440). Naturally occurring sulfonium compound found in a large number of plants. Identification of antiulcer vitamin in cabbage leaves. Antiulcerative.