[CITATION][C] Polyamines
CW Tabor, H Tabor - Annual review of biochemistry, 1984 - annualreviews.org
Interest has been increasing during the last twenty years in the naturally occurring
polyamines, putrescine (1, 4-diaminobutane), spermidine, and spermine. 1 Their specific
function is still obscure, but their ubiquitous distribution, their high concentration in cells, and
the increase in the concentrations found in rapidly growing tissues have stimulated many
investigations on these compounds. The biosynthetic pathways for putrescine, spermidine,
and spermine are well established (Figure I). These pathways were first studied in pro …
polyamines, putrescine (1, 4-diaminobutane), spermidine, and spermine. 1 Their specific
function is still obscure, but their ubiquitous distribution, their high concentration in cells, and
the increase in the concentrations found in rapidly growing tissues have stimulated many
investigations on these compounds. The biosynthetic pathways for putrescine, spermidine,
and spermine are well established (Figure I). These pathways were first studied in pro …
