cadaverine

ca·dav·er·ine

a colorless, putrid-smelling, liquid ptomaine, NH(CH)NH, produced by the action of microorganisms on proteins, as in decaying flesh

Origin of cadaverine

cadaver + -ine

cadaverine

noun

A syrupy, colorless, foul-smelling polyamine, C₅H₁₄N₂, produced in decaying animal tissue by the decarboxylation of lysine.

cadaverine

Noun

(countable and uncountable, plural cadaverines)

A foul-smelling diamine produced by protein hydrolysis during putrefaction of animal tissue. Cadaverine is a toxic diamine with the formula NH₂(CH₂)₅NH₂. Cadaverine is also known by the names 1,5-pentanediamine and pentamethylenediamine.

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Pentamethylene diamine (cadaverine), NH 2.
Cadaverine is a syrup at ordinary temperatures, and boils at 178-179° C. It is readily soluble in water and alcohol, but only slightly soluble in ether.

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pentamethylenediamine

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