acter ial ▁properties ▁of ▁mon ens in ▁and ▁its ▁derivatives ▁are ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁their ▁ability ▁to ▁transport ▁metal ▁c ations ▁through ▁cell ular ▁and ▁sub cell ular ▁memb ran es . ▁ ▁Us es ▁Mon ens in ▁is ▁used ▁extens ively ▁in ▁the ▁be ef ▁and ▁da iry ▁indust ries ▁to ▁prevent ▁c occ id ios is , ▁increase ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁prop ionic ▁acid ▁and ▁prevent ▁b loat . ▁Furthermore , ▁mon ens in , ▁but ▁also ▁its ▁derivatives ▁mon ens in ▁m eth yl ▁est er ▁( M ME ), ▁and ▁particularly ▁mon ens in ▁de cy l ▁est er ▁( M DE ) ▁are ▁widely ▁used ▁in ▁ion - select ive ▁electro des . ▁ ▁In ▁labor atory ▁research , ▁mon ens in ▁is ▁used ▁extens ively ▁to ▁block ▁Gol gi ▁transport . ▁ ▁To x icity ▁Mon ens in ▁has ▁some ▁degree ▁of ▁activity ▁on ▁m amm al ian ▁cells ▁and ▁thus ▁to x icity ▁is ▁common . ▁This ▁is ▁especially ▁pron ounced ▁in ▁horses , ▁where ▁mon ens in ▁has ▁a ▁median ▁le th al ▁do se ▁ 1 / 1 0 0 th ▁that ▁of ▁r umin ants . ▁Acc ident al ▁poison ing ▁of ▁equ ines ▁with ▁mon ens in ▁is ▁a ▁well - document ed ▁occurrence ▁which ▁has ▁resulted ▁in ▁death s . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Pol y ket ide ▁ant ib iot ics ▁Category : I on op hor es ▁Category : Car box y lic ▁ac ids ▁Category : S