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Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2020-10-27 23:38:53 UTC
Update Date2024-10-09 20:56:03 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0000182
Metabolite Identification
Common NameSpermine
DescriptionSpermine is a biogenic polyamine formed from spermidine. It is found in a wide variety of organisms and tissues and is an essential growth factor in some bacteria. It has been identified as a uremic toxin according to the European Uremic Toxin Working Group (PMID: 22626821 ). Spermine is found as a polycation at all pH values. Spermine is associated with nucleic acids, particularly in viruses, and is thought to stabilize the helical structure.
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
4,9-Diaza-1,12-dodecanediamineChEBI
4,9-Diazadodecane-1,12-diamineChEBI
N,N'-bis(3-aminopropyl)-1,4-butanediamineChEBI
1,5,10,14-TetraazatetradecaneHMDB
4,9-DiazadodecamethylenediamineHMDB
Diaminopropyl-tetramethylenediamineHMDB
DiaminopropyltetramethylenediamineHMDB
GerontineHMDB
MusculamineHMDB
N,N'-bis(3-aminopropyl)-1,4-tetramethylenediamineHMDB
N,N'-bis(3-aminopropyl)butane-1,4-diamineHMDB
N1,N4-Bis(3-aminopropyl)-1,4-butanediamineHMDB
NeuridineHMDB
SperminHMDB
Spermine dihydrateHMDB
Spermine purissHMDB
SPMHMDB
Molecular FormulaC10H26N4
Average Mass202.3402
Monoisotopic Mass202.215746852
IUPAC Name(3-aminopropyl)({4-[(3-aminopropyl)amino]butyl})amine
Traditional Namespermine
CAS Registry Number71-44-3
SMILES
NCCCNCCCCNCCCN
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C10H26N4/c11-5-3-9-13-7-1-2-8-14-10-4-6-12/h13-14H,1-12H2
InChI KeyPFNFFQXMRSDOHW-UHFFFAOYSA-N