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... > Organic Chemicals > Amines > Polyamines > Diamines > Putrescine > Spermidine
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Spermidine  

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  • 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, and is thought to help stabilize some membranes and nucleic acid structures. It is a precursor of spermine.

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  • 73(71)

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