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putrescine
Sign in to saveAlso known as 1,4-butylenediamine, butylenediamine, 1,4-tetramethylenediamine, butane-1,4-diamine, tetramethyldiamine, 1,4-butanediamine
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. Together with cadaverine, it is largely responsible for the foul odor of putrefying flesh, but also contributes to other unpleasant odors.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C4H12N2
- Molecular weight
- 88.15 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- butane-1,4-diamine
- SMILES
- C(CCN)CN
- InChIKey
- KIDHWZJUCRJVML-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- -0.9
- Polar surface area
- 52 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 2
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
17,056 papers- Pathogenic putrescine.Science signaling · 2022
- What is the role of putrescine accumulated under potassium deficiency?Plant, cell & environment · 2020
- Putrescine Biosynthesis from Agmatine by Arginase (TtARG) in Thermus thermophilus.Journal of biochemistry · 2023
- Putrescine N-methyltransferase--the start for alkaloids.Phytochemistry · 2009
- Putrescine promotes MMP9-induced angiogenesis in skeletal muscle through hydrogen peroxide/METTL3 pathway.Free radical biology & medicine · 2024
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 88.1
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- chemical formula
- C₄H₁₂N₂
- canonical SMILES
- C(CCN)CN
- melting point
- 27
- Commons category
- Tetramethylendiamine
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Article
13 sectionsContents
- Production
- Biochemistry
- Occurrence
- Plants
- Soil fungi
- Animals
- Uses
- Agriculture
- History
- Toxicity
- Further reading
- References
- External links
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. Together with cadaverine, it is largely responsible for the foul odor of putrefying flesh, but also contributes to other unpleasant odors.
==Production== Putrescine is produced on an industrial scale by the hydrogenation of succinonitrile.