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Organic Chemicals > Amines > Biogenic Amines > Biogenic Polyamines

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Biogenic Polyamines  

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  • Polyamines, Biogenic

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  • Biogenic amines having more than one amine group. These are long-chain aliphatic compounds that contain multiple amino and/or imino groups. Because of the linear arrangement of positive charge on these molecules, polyamines bind electrostatically to ribosomes, DNA, and RNA.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D015317

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