spermidine

spermidine
A polyamine found with spermine in a wide variety of organisms and tissues; found in human sperm; important in cell and tissue growth.

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sper·mi·dine 'spər-mə-.dēn n a crystalline aliphatic amine C7H19N3 which is found esp. in semen

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sper·mi·dine (spurґmĭ-dēn) a polyamine, first found in human semen but now known to occur in almost all tissues, in association with nucleic acids; it is formed from putrescine and is itself a precursor of spermine.

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  • Spermidine synthase — protein Name=spermidine synthase caption= width= HGNCid=11296 Symbol=SRM AltSymbols=SRML1 EntrezGene=6723 OMIM=182891 RefSeq=NM 003132 UniProt=P19623 PDB= ECnumber=2.5.1.16 Chromosome=1 Arm=p Band=36 LocusSupplementaryData= p22Spermidine synthase …   Wikipedia

  • spermidine — (= N (3 aminopropyl) 1,4 butanediamine) ) A polybasic amine (polyamine) ; see spermine …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • spermidine — /sperr mi deen , din/, n. Biochem. a biogenic polyamine, H2N(CH2)4NH(CH2)3NH2, formed from putrescine, occurring widely in nature and first identified in semen. [1925 30; SPERM + IDINE] * * * …   Universalium

  • spermidine — noun The triamine N (3 aminopropyl)butane 1,4 diamine, originally obtained from semen, that is involved in cell metabolism. See Also: norspermidine …   Wiktionary

  • spermidine — sper·mi·dine …   English syllables

  • spermidine — ˈspərməˌdēn, də̇n noun ( s) Etymology: sperm + idine : a crystalline aliphatic triamine H2N(CH2)3NH(CH2)4NH2, found especially in semen in association with spermine and structurally related to it and to putrescine …   Useful english dictionary

  • Homospermidine synthase (spermidine-specific) — In enzymology, a homospermidine synthase (spermidine specific) (EC number|2.5.1.45) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction:spermidine + putrescine ightleftharpoons sym homospermidine + propane 1,3 diamineThus, the two substrates of… …   Wikipedia

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