polyamine (redirected from Biogenic polyamines)

polyamine /poly·am·ine/ (-am´ēn) any compound, e.g., spermine or spermidine, containing two or more amino groups.

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pol·y·a·mine (pl--mn, -mn)

n.

Any of a group of organic compounds that contain two or more amino groups.

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polyamine

[pol′ē·am′ēn]

any compound that contains two or more amine groups, such as spermidine and spermine, that are normally found in human tissue. Many polyamines function as essential growth factors in microorganisms.