Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2020-10-27 23:40:06 UTC
Update Date2024-04-30 19:31:32 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0000216
Metabolite Identification
Common NameCadaverine
DescriptionCadaverine is a foul-smelling diamine formed by bacterial decarboxylation of lysine that occurs during protein hydrolysis during putrefaction of animal tissue. However, this diamine is not purely associated with putrefaction. It is also produced in small quantities by mammals. In particular, it is partially responsible for the distinctive smell of urine and semen. Elevated levels of cadaverine have been found in the urine of some patients with defects in lysine metabolism. Cadaverine is toxic in large doses. In rats it had a low acute oral toxicity of more than 2000 mg/kg body weight (Wikipedia ). Cadaverine can be found in Corynebacterium (PMID: 27872963 ).
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
1,5-DiaminopentaneChEBI
1,5-PentamethylenediamineChEBI
1,5-PentanediamineChEBI
DAPEChEBI
PentamethylenediamineChEBI
PENTANE-1,5-diamineChEBI
1,5-Diaminopentane dihydrochlorideHMDB
CadaverinHMDB
Cadaverine dihydrochlorideHMDB
Pentamethylenediamine dihydrochlorideHMDB
BioDex 1HMDB
1,5 PentanediamineHMDB
Molecular FormulaC5H14N2
Average Mass102.1781
Monoisotopic Mass102.115698458
IUPAC Namepentane-1,5-diamine
Traditional Namecadaverine
CAS Registry Number462-94-2
SMILES
NCCCCCN
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C5H14N2/c6-4-2-1-3-5-7/h1-7H2
InChI KeyVHRGRCVQAFMJIZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N