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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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2002
2002
Involvement of kinetin and spermidine in controlling salinity stress in mulberry (Morus alba L. cv. S1)
In mulberry (Morus alba L.) plants NaCl stress imposed through roots by irrigation during growth period decreased the net… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Condensation of chromatin: role of multivalent cations.
We have used electric dichroism to investigate the influence of multivalent cations upon the compaction of chicken erythrocyte… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Inhibition of growth of Giardia lamblia by difluoromethylornithine, a specific inhibitor of polyamine biosynthesis.
Difluoromethylornithine (DFMO) is a specific and irreversible inhibitor of ornithine decarboxylase, an enzyme which catalyzes the… 
1982
1982
Spermidine-condensed phi X174 DNA cleavage by micrococcal nuclease: torus cleavage model and evidence for unidirectional circumferential DNA wrapping.
Spermidine-condensed phi X174 replicative form (RF) II DNA was digested with micrococcal nuclease to yield seven identifiable DNA… 
1981
1981
Spermidine, an intrinsic component of turnip yellow mosaic virus.
The major polyamine of turnip yellow mosaic virus has been identified as spermidine by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
HeLa cell poly(A)- mRNA codes for a subset of poly(A)+ mRNA-directed proteins with an actin as a major product.
Poly(A)+ and poly(A)- mRNA from HeLa cells were separated and translated in heterologous messenger-dependent protein synthesizing… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Effect of salts and polyamines on T4 polynucleotide kinase.
The activity of T4 polynucleotide kinase (EC 2.7.1.78) was found to be greatly stimulated by salts, such as NaCl and KCl, and… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Isolation and characterization of a bacteriophage infectious to an extreme thermophile, Thermus thermophilus HB8
A bacteriophage (phiYS40) infectious to an extreme thermophile, Thermus thermophilus HB8, was isolated and characterized. phiYS40… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Deoxyribonucleoproteins and the tissue-specific restriction of the deoxyribonucleic acid in chromatin.
Although histones appear necessary for the restriction of DNA (Bonner et al. 1968), their lack of tissue and species specificity… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Further studies of the chemical composition of the lipopolysaccharide of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
1. Qualitative and quantitative analytical results for the lipopolysaccharide from acetone-dried cells of Pseudomonas aeruginosa…