Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2021-11-23 23:17:37 UTC
Update Date2024-04-30 20:33:13 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0047942
Metabolite Identification
Common NameN-Methylputrescine
DescriptionN-Methylputrescine is a byproduct of putrescine (a diamine), via methylation by putrescine N-methyltransferase (PMT; EC 2.1.1.53). N-methylputrescine is able to affect protein synthesis to a small extent in stimulated H-35 hepatoma cells, being an inhibitor of cellular insulin-induced ornithine decarboxylase activity. (PMID: 2051998 ). Putrescine is related to cadaverine (another polyamine). Both are produced by the breakdown of amino acids in living and dead organisms and both are toxic in large doses. Putrescine and cadaverine are largely responsible for the foul odor of putrefying flesh, but also contribute to the odor of such processes as bad breath and bacterial vaginosis. Putrescine is also found in semen. Putrescine attacks s-adenosyl methionine and converts it to spermidine. Spermidine in turn attacks another s-adenosyl methionine and converts it to spermine. Putrescine is synthesized in small quantities by healthy living cells by the action of ornithine decarboxylase. N-Methylputrescine is a microbial metabolite.
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
1-Amino-4-methylaminobutaneHMDB
N-Methyl-1,4-butanediamineHMDB
N-Methyl-1,4-diaminobutaneHMDB
N-Methylbutane-1,4-diamineHMDB
N-MethylputresciniumHMDB
N1-Methyl-1,4-butanediamineHMDB
Molecular FormulaC5H14N2
Average Mass102.1781
Monoisotopic Mass102.115698458
IUPAC Name(4-aminobutyl)(methyl)amine
Traditional NameN-methylputrescine
CAS Registry Number14475-60-6
SMILES
CNCCCCN
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C5H14N2/c1-7-5-3-2-4-6/h7H,2-6H2,1H3
InChI KeyRMIVMBYMDISYFZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N