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putrescine
1. A poisonous polyamine formed by bacterial action on the amino acid arginine during putrefaction; found in urine and feces.
2. A crystalline, slightly poisonous, colorless, foul-smelling ptomaine produced by the decarboxylation of ornithine, especially in decaying animal tissue.
3. A colorless crystalline ptomaine with a foul odor that is produced in decaying animal matter.
4. An amine (an organic compound containing nitrogen) associated with putrifying tissue. Associates strongly with DNA. It has been suggested as a growth factor for mammalian cells in culture.
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