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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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Review
2018
Review
2018
Spermidine in health and disease
Having your longevity and eating too Although caloric restriction has clear benefits for maximizing health span and life span, it… 
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
2011
Review
2011
Autophagy and Aging
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… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Oxidative stress and some antioxidant systems in acid rain-treated bean plants Protective role of exogenous polyamines
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Stretching DNA with optical tweezers.
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… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
The RNA moiety of ribonuclease P is the catalytic subunit of the enzyme
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… 
Highly Cited
1960
Highly Cited
1960
The role of polyamines in the neutralization of bacteriophage deoxyribonucleic acid.
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