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spermidine

Known as: 4-Azaoctamethylenediamine, 1,4-Diaminobutane, N-(3-Aminopropyl)-, 4-Azaoctane-1,8-Diamine 
A polyamine formed from putrescine. It is found in almost all tissues in association with nucleic acids. It is found as a cation at all pH values… 
National Institutes of Health

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1-amino-8-acetamido-5-azanonane1-methylspermidine5,8-dimethylspermidine6,6-difluorospermidine
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PolyaminesPutrescine

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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Spermidine Exodus and Oxidation in the Apoplast Induced by Abiotic Stress Is Responsible for H2O2 Signatures That Direct Tolerance Responses in Tobacco[W]
Polyamines (PAs) exert a protective effect against stress challenges, but their molecular role in this remains speculative. In… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Polyamines and plant disease.
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
1990
Review
1990
Molecular genetics of polyamine synthesis in eukaryotic cells.
Review
1989
Review
1989
Influence of polyamines on membrane functions.
The purpose of this review is to summarize observations where polyamines were shown to be of importance in membrane functions. It… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Cation-induced toroidal condensation of DNA studies with Co3+(NH3)6.
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Anti-proliferative properties of DL-alpha-difluoromethyl ornithine in cultured cells. A consequence of the irreversible inhibition of ornithine decarboxylase.
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Structural gene identification and mapping by DNA-mRNA hybrid-arrested cell-free translation.
We present a simple method for directly correlating structural gene sequences in DNA with their corresponding mRNAs. This is… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Compact form of DNA induced by spermidine
RECENT studies have revealed that the packaging of DNA into phage heads is an ordered sequence of structural and biochemical… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Compartmentalization of spermine and spermidine in the herpes simplex virion.
Enveloped particles of herpes simplex virus produced in human cells in culture contained spermidine and spermine, in a molar… 
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