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Polyamine Catabolism

Known as: polyamine breakdown, polyamine catabolic process, polyamine degradation 
Polyamine Catabolism is a destructive metabolic process in which low molecular weight cations, containing two or more amine groups (polyamines), are… 
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Highly Cited
2016
Highly Cited
2016
Cardioprotection and lifespan extension by the natural polyamine spermidine
Aging is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and death. Here we show that oral supplementation of the… 
Review
2009
Review
2009
Polyamine catabolism and disease.
In addition to polyamine homoeostasis, it has become increasingly clear that polyamine catabolism can play a dominant role in… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Polyamine catabolism influences antioxidative defense mechanism in shoots and roots of five wheat genotypes under high temperature stress
Effect of high temperature stress on polyamine catabolism and antioxidant enzyme activity in relation to glutathione, ascorbate… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
A putative peroxisomal polyamine oxidase, AtPAO4, is involved in polyamine catabolism in Arabidopsis thaliana.
We characterized three Arabidopsis polyamine oxidase genes, AtPAO2, AtPAO3 and AtPAO4. Transient expression of these genes as… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Designing the selectivity of the fluorescent detection of amino acids: a chemosensing ensemble for histidine.
The imidazole group of histidine deprotonates and bridges the two CuII centers of a dimetallic polyamine macrocyclic complex… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
The role of polyamine catabolism in polyamine analogue-induced programmed cell death.
N1-ethyl-N11-[(cyclopropyl)methyl]-4,8,-diazaundecane (CPENSpm) is a polyamine analogue that represents a new class of antitumor… 
Review
1993
Review
1993
Spermidine/spermine N1‐acetyltransferase — the turning point in polyamine metabolism
Polyamines are thought to have several vital roles in cell growth and differentiation. The highly regulated polyamine metabolic… 
Review
1991
Review
1991
Polyamines: from molecular biology to clinical applications.
The polyamines putrescine, spermidine and spermine represent a group of naturally occurring compounds exerting a bewildering… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Correlations between polyamine analogue-induced increases in spermidine/spermine N1-acetyltransferase activity, polyamine pool depletion, and growth inhibition in human melanoma cell lines.
The polyamine analogue, N1,N12-bis(ethyl(-spermine (BESPM), is known to suppress ornithine and S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase… 
Review
1990
Review
1990
Polyamine metabolism.
Currently, two major pathways are distinguished along which the polyamines are metabolized: the interconversion pathway and the… 
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