cadaverine /ca·dav·er·ine/ (-in) a foul-smelling nitrogenous base, pentamethylenediamine, produced by decarboxylation of lysine. It is produced in decaying protein material by the action of bacteria, particularly species of Vibrio.
cadaverine [kah-dav´er-in]
cadaverine (k
dav´rēn´),
ca·dav·er·ine (k -d v -r n )n. A syrupy, colorless, fuming ptomaine formed by the carboxylation of lysine by bacteria in decaying animal flesh. |
cadaverine [kah-dav´er-in]
a relatively nontoxic ptomaine, C5H14N2, formed by decarboxylation of lysine; it is sometimes one of the products of Vibrio proteus and of V. cholerae, and occasionally found in the urine in cystinuria, where it causes an unpleasant odor.
cadaverine (k
dav´rēn´),n a foul-smelling diamine formed by bacterial decarboxylation of lysine. It is poisonous and irritating to the skin.
cadaverine
a relatively nontoxic ptomaine, C5H14N2, formed by decarboxylation of lysine.
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