| putrescin | <physiology> A nontoxic diamine, C4H12N2, formed in the putrefaction of the flesh of mammals and some other animals. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| putrescine | <cell biology> An amine associated with putrifying tissue. Associates strongly with DNA. Has been suggested as a growth factor for mammalian cells in culture. (18 Nov 1997) |
| putrescine synthase | <chemical> Plant enzyme which has agmatine iminohydrolase (EC 3.5.3.12), putrescine transcarbamylase (EC 2.1.3.6), ornithine transcarbamylase (EC 2.1.3.3) and carbamate kinase (EC 2.7.2.2) activities Chemical name: synthase, putrescine (26 Jun 1999) |