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Putrescine is an
organic compound with the
formula (CH2)4(NH2)2. It is a
colorless solid that
melts near room temperature. It is
classified as a diamine...
- In enzymology, a
putrescine oxidase (EC 1.4.3.10) is an
enzyme that
catalyzes the
chemical reaction putrescine + O2 + H2O ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons...
- γ-aminobutyraldehyde, 4-aminobutyraldehyde, or GABA aldehyde, is a
metabolite of
putrescine and a
biological precursor of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA). It can be converted...
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often ****ociated with the
putrefaction of
animal tissue.
Together with
putrescine, it is
largely responsible for the foul odor of
putrefying flesh, but...
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Putrescine aminotransferase (EC 2.6.1.82,
putrescine-alpha-ketoglutarate transaminase, YgjG,
putrescine:alpha-ketoglutarate aminotransferase, PAT,...
- the
decarboxylation of
ornithine (a
product of the urea cycle) to form
putrescine. This
reaction is the
committed step in
polyamine synthesis. In humans...
- of L-ornithine to
putrescine by
ornithine decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.17).
Putrescine is
methylated to N-methylputrescine by
putrescine N-methyltransferase...
- S-adenosylmethioninamine to
putrescine in the
biosynthesis of spermidine. The
systematic name is S-adenosyl 3-(methylthio)propylamine:
putrescine 3-aminopropyltransferase...
- 1.45) is an
enzyme that
catalyzes the
chemical reaction spermidine +
putrescine ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons } sym-homospermidine + propane-1,3-diamine...
- spermine. They are
structurally and
biosynthetically related to the
diamines putrescine and cadaverine.
Polyamine metabolism is
regulated by the
activity of the...
