Spermine
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Spermine is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) A polyamine, N,N'-bis(3-aminopropyl) butane-1,4-diamine, originally extracted from sperm, that is involved in cellular metabolism.
Meaning
(organic chemistry) A polyamine, N,N'-bis(3-aminopropyl) butane-1,4-diamine, originally extracted from sperm, that is involved in cellular metabolism.
Word Forms
- spermines
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include spermin, spermidine, spermadine, homospermine, thermospermine, homospermidine.
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