spermidine

[spur-mi-deen, -din]

noun Biochemistry.

a biogenic polyamine, H2N(CH2)4NH(CH2)3NH2, formed from putrescine, occurring widely in nature and first identified in semen.

Origin of spermidine

First recorded in 1925–30; sperm- + -idine

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spermidine in Medicine

(spûr′mĭ-dēn′)

A polyamine compound found in ribosomes and living tissues and having various metabolic functions. It was originally isolated from semen.