Putrescine is an organic compound with the formula (CH2)4(NH2)2. It is a colorless solid that melts near room temperature. It is classified as a diamine...

often associated with the putrefaction of animal tissue. Together with putrescine, it is largely responsible for the foul odor of putrefying flesh, but...

In enzymology, a putrescine oxidase (EC 1.4.3.10) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction putrescine + O2 + H2O ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons...

of L-ornithine to putrescine by ornithine decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.17). Putrescine is methylated to N-methylputrescine by putrescine N-methyltransferase...

enzymology, a putrescine N-methyltransferase (EC 2.1.1.53) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction S-adenosyl-L-methionine + putrescine ⇌ {\displaystyle...

enzymology, a putrescine N-hydroxycinnamoyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.138) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction caffeoyl-CoA + putrescine ⇌ {\displaystyle...

Putrescine aminotransferase (EC 2.6.1.82, putrescine-alpha-ketoglutarate transaminase, YgjG, putrescine:alpha-ketoglutarate aminotransferase, PAT,...

the decarboxylation of ornithine (a product of the urea cycle) to form putrescine. This reaction is the committed step in polyamine synthesis. In humans...

enzymology, a glutamate-putrescine ligase (EC 6.3.1.11) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction ATP + L-glutamate + putrescine ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons...

enzymology, a putrescine carbamoyltransferase (EC 2.1.3.6) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction carbamoyl phosphate + putrescine ⇌ {\displaystyle...