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

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2019
Review
2019
The tumor suppressor protein p53 and the ferroptosis network
ABSTRACT Ferroptosis is a form of lipid peroxidation‐induced cell death that can be regulated in many ways, from altering the… Expand
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Induction of autophagy by spermidine promotes longevity
Ageing results from complex genetically and epigenetically programmed processes that are elicited in part by noxious or stressful… Expand
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Oxidative stress and some antioxidant systems in acid rain-treated bean plants Protective role of exogenous polyamines
The effect of simulated acid rain (AR) (pH 1.8) on H2O2 and malonyldialdehyde (MDA) levels and activities of peroxidase and… Expand
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Review
1993
Review
1993
Spermidine/spermine N1‐acetyltransferase — the turning point in polyamine metabolism
  • R. Casero, A. Pegg
  • FASEB journal : official publication of the…
  • 1993
    • Corpus ID: 23043755
Polyamines are thought to have several vital roles in cell growth and differentiation. The highly regulated polyamine metabolic… Expand
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Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Trypanothione: a novel bis(glutathionyl)spermidine cofactor for glutathione reductase in trypanosomatids.
Glutathione reductase from trypanosomes and leishmanias, unlike glutathione reductase from other organisms, requires an unusual… Expand
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Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
The RNA moiety of ribonuclease P is the catalytic subunit of the enzyme
The RNA moieties of ribonuclease P purified from both E. coli (M1 RNA) and B. subtilis (P-RNA) can cleave tRNA precursor… Expand
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Review
1976
Review
1976
1,4-Diaminobutane (putrescine), spermidine, and spermine.
As is evident from the above summary of the recent literature, plus many other papers not cited here, there is an extensive… Expand
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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… Expand
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Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Detection of carcinogens as mutagens in the Salmonella/microsome test: assay of 300 chemicals.
About 300 carcinogens and non-carcinogens of a wide variety of chemical types have been tested for mutagenicity in the simple… Expand
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Highly Cited
1960
Highly Cited
1960
The role of polyamines in the neutralization of bacteriophage deoxyribonucleic acid.
It was previously reported that bacteriophage T4 contains the polyamines putrescine, NH2(CH2)$;IH2, and spermidine, NHQ(CH&NH(CH… Expand
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