"Putrescine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A toxic diamine formed by putrefaction from the decarboxylation of arginine and ornithine.
| Descriptor ID |
D011700
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.092.211.415.701 D02.092.782.258.784
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| Concept/Terms |
Putrescine- Putrescine
- 1,4-Diaminobutane
- 1,4 Diaminobutane
- Tetramethylenediamine
- 1,4-Butanediamine
- 1,4 Butanediamine
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Putrescine" by people in Profiles.
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Elevated ornithine decarboxylase activity promotes skin tumorigenesis by stimulating the recruitment of bulge stem cells but not via toxic polyamine catabolic metabolites. Amino Acids. 2014 Mar; 46(3):543-52.
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Polyamine catabolism contributes to enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis-induced colon tumorigenesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Sep 13; 108(37):15354-9.
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A small molecule polyamine oxidase inhibitor blocks androgen-induced oxidative stress and delays prostate cancer progression in the transgenic adenocarcinoma of the mouse prostate model. Cancer Res. 2009 Oct 01; 69(19):7689-95.
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Polyamine-based analogues as biochemical probes and potential therapeutics. Biochem Soc Trans. 2007 Apr; 35(Pt 2):356-63.
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Effect of tissue transglutaminase on the solubility of proteins containing expanded polyglutamine repeats. J Neurochem. 2004 Mar; 88(5):1253-60.
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The activator-binding site of Onchocerca volvulus S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase, a potential drug target. Biol Chem. 2003 Aug; 384(8):1195-201.
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Effect of hindlimb suspension and clenbuterol treatment on polyamine levels in skeletal muscle. Pharmacology. 2002 Jul; 65(3):145-54.
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Detoxification of the polyamine analogue N1-ethyl-N11-[(cycloheptyl)methy]-4,8-diazaundecane (CHENSpm) by polyamine oxidase. Clin Cancer Res. 2002 May; 8(5):1241-7.
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Effects of the polyamine analogues N1-ethyl-N11-((cyclopropyl)methyl)-4,8-diazaundecane and N1-ethylN-11-((cycloheptyl)methyl)-4,8-diazaundecane in human prostate cancer cells. Clin Cancer Res. 2000 Jan; 6(1):17-23.
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Structural specificity of polyamines and polyamine analogues in the protection of DNA from strand breaks induced by reactive oxygen species. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1998 Mar 06; 244(1):298-303.